Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 108
आबद्धानि स्नेहपाशैर्मृत्युः सर्वाणि कृंतति । किं न पश्यसि मातस्त्वं सहस्रस्यापि मध्यतः
ābaddhāni snehapāśairmṛtyuḥ sarvāṇi kṛṃtati | kiṃ na paśyasi mātastvaṃ sahasrasyāpi madhyataḥ
பாசத்தின் கயிறுகளால் கட்டப்பட்ட அனைவரையும் மரணம் வெட்டித் தள்ளுகிறது. அம்மையே! ஆயிரங்களின் நடுவில் இருந்தும் இதை ஏன் நீ காணவில்லை?
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages
Listener: Mother (addressed as ‘mātā’)
Scene: Death personified as a sharp blade cutting multiple ropes tied to people’s hearts; a mother figure stands amid a bustling crowd, urged to ‘see’.
FAQs
Attachment binds the mind, but death severs all bonds; therefore one should awaken to impermanence and seek enduring spiritual refuge.
No particular Tīrtha is referenced in this verse.
None; the verse is an admonition to perceive reality and loosen attachment.