Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 68
युक्तमुक्तं पुराविद्भिश्चिन्तामूर्तिः सुदारुणा । न भेषजैर्लंघनैर्वा न चान्यैरुपशाम्यति
yuktamuktaṃ purāvidbhiścintāmūrtiḥ sudāruṇā | na bheṣajairlaṃghanairvā na cānyairupaśāmyati
பண்டைய ஞானிகள் சொன்னது முற்றிலும் பொருந்தும்—கவலை என்பது மிகக் கொடிய உருவமுற்ற சக்தி; அது மருந்துகளாலும், நோன்பாலும், வேறு வழிகளாலும் தணியாது.
Vindhya
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Ancient sages (‘purāvidaḥ’) are evoked as authorities; anxiety is personified as a dark, looming figure, while medicines and fasting appear ineffective—scattered herbs, an empty bowl—until a Śiva-symbol brings calm light.
FAQs
Anxiety is an inner affliction; external remedies alone cannot pacify it without inner transformation.
None; the verse is a general teaching framed within the story.
Fasting and medicines are mentioned only to say they do not quell anxiety by themselves.