Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 22
ततोऽहं यौवनं प्राप्तो यदा द्विजवरोत्तम तदा मे दयितस्तातः पंचत्वं समुपागतः
tato'haṃ yauvanaṃ prāpto yadā dvijavarottama tadā me dayitastātaḥ paṃcatvaṃ samupāgataḥ
Kemudian, ketika aku mencapai usia muda, wahai yang terbaik antara para brāhmaṇa, pada saat itulah ayahandaku yang tercinta mencapai “pañcatva”—kembali kepada lima unsur, yakni wafat.
Atithi
Listener: Dvijavaro (addressed as ‘O best of brāhmaṇas’)
Scene: A youth receives the blow of his father’s death; the phrase ‘pañcatva’ suggests the body’s elemental return—somber, restrained mourning.
FAQs
Human life is impermanent; the Purāṇic frame uses bereavement to pivot toward dharma, pilgrimage-merit, and inner detachment.
No tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.
None; it narrates a life event (death).