Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 111
तस्यार्धमायुषो रात्रिर्हरते मृत्युरूपिणी । बालभावेन मोहेन वार्धके जरया तथा
tasyārdhamāyuṣo rātrirharate mṛtyurūpiṇī | bālabhāvena mohena vārdhake jarayā tathā
அந்த ஆயுளின் பாதியை இரவுதானே—மரண ரூபமாக—கவர்ந்து விடுகிறது. மீதமுள்ளதும் பால்யத்தில் பாலபாவ மயக்கத்தாலும், முதுமையில் ஜரையின் சிதைவாலும் அழிகிறது.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages
Scene: An allegorical scene: Night as a dark, veiled figure silently taking away half of a man’s lifespan; beside him a child lost in play (moha) and an aged figure bent with jarā, showing the remaining life slipping away like sand.
FAQs
Life is effectively shortened by sleep, delusion, and aging; therefore one should use the waking, capable years for Dharma and spiritual striving.
No Tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.
None; it is a reflective teaching meant to inspire urgency and discipline.