Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 18
जीवितं मरणं वाथ नाभिकांक्षेत्क्वचिद्यतिः । कालमेव प्रतीक्षेत निर्देशं भृतको यथा
jīvitaṃ maraṇaṃ vātha nābhikāṃkṣetkvacidyatiḥ | kālameva pratīkṣeta nirdeśaṃ bhṛtako yathā
O renunciante não deve, em tempo algum, ansiar pela vida nem pela morte. Deve apenas aguardar o próprio Tempo (Kāla), como um servo que espera a ordem de seu senhor.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: An ascetic seated calmly as seasons pass; a subtle wheel of Time behind him; he remains steady, neither grasping at life nor courting death, eyes serene.
FAQs
Freedom is shown by non-craving: the renunciant neither clings to living nor seeks death, but abides in surrender to Time.
The verse belongs to the Kāśī Khaṇḍa’s renunciant teaching atmosphere; it does not name a particular Kāśī tīrtha here.
A mental-vow (saṅkalpa) of equanimity: do not desire life or death; wait upon Kāla without agitation.