Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 99
तस्माद्व्याधिमयं ज्ञेयं शरीरमिदमात्मनः । रोगैर्नानाविधैर्यांति देहे दुःखान्यनेकशः
tasmādvyādhimayaṃ jñeyaṃ śarīramidamātmanaḥ | rogairnānāvidhairyāṃti dehe duḥkhānyanekaśaḥ
Portanto, deve-se compreender que este corpo do próprio ser é permeado de doença; por enfermidades de muitos tipos, incontáveis sofrimentos surgem no corpo.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced from Māheśvara-khaṇḍa context)
Scene: A human figure surrounded by faint silhouettes of ailments (fever, cough, pain) like shadows; above, a calm lamp of dharma burns steadily, suggesting refuge beyond bodily duḥkha.
FAQs
Seeing the body as inherently vulnerable to illness encourages detachment and a turn toward dharma and liberation.
No sacred geography is invoked in this verse.
None; it is an instruction in right understanding (jñāna) about embodiment.