Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 122
म्रियते पश्यतामेव गले घुर्घुररावकृत् । जीवस्तृणजलूकेव देहाद्देहं विशेत्क्रमात्
mriyate paśyatāmeva gale ghurghurarāvakṛt | jīvastṛṇajalūkeva dehāddehaṃ viśetkramāt
ਲੋਕਾਂ ਦੇ ਵੇਖਦਿਆਂ ਹੀ ਉਹ ਮਰ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ, ਗਲੇ ਵਿਚੋਂ ਘੁਰਘੁਰਾਹਟ ਦੀ ਧੁਨੀ ਕਰਦਾ। ਜੀਵ ਤ੍ਰਿਣ-ਜਲੂਕੇ ਵਾਂਗ, ਇਕ ਦੇਹ ਤੋਂ ਦੂਜੀ ਦੇਹ ਵਿਚ ਕ੍ਰਮ ਨਾਲ ਪ੍ਰਵੇਸ਼ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Scene: A deathbed scene: onlookers watch as the dying man’s throat makes a gurgling sound; above, a subtle luminous jīva-form moves like a leech from one stalk of grass to another, symbolizing dehāntara (body-to-body passage).
FAQs
The jīva continues beyond the body; therefore cultivate merit and devotion that accompany consciousness after death.
No specific holy place is mentioned in this verse.
None explicitly; the verse supports preparatory practices like japa, worship, and remembrance of Śiva/Skanda to guide consciousness.