Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 24
अहो देहोप्यहोंगत्वं यथा पित्रोः पुरो मम । इति निश्चित्य सा बाला विजितेंद्रिय मानसा
aho dehopyahoṃgatvaṃ yathā pitroḥ puro mama | iti niścitya sā bālā vijiteṃdriya mānasā
“அய்யோ, இந்த உடலும்! அய்யோ, உடலற்ற நிலையும்—என் முன்னே பெற்றோருக்கு நடந்ததுபோல்!” என்று உறுதி செய்து, அவள் புலன்களையும் மனத்தையும் அடக்கி, திடத் தீர்மானத்தில் நிலைத்தாள்।
Skanda (deduced; Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Avimukta-Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: After realizing the fate of the body, the maiden stands upright, calm and resolute, with subdued senses—eyes steady, posture firm—suggesting a vow taken; a Śiva-liṅga or temple spire anchors the background.
FAQs
Meditation on the body’s perishability leads to indriya-nigraha (sense-restraint) and a stable, dharmic resolve.
No tirtha is directly praised in this verse; it supports the Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s broader Kāśī-centered liberation ethos through anityatā teaching.
None explicitly; the verse recommends a contemplative discipline culminating in self-control.