Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 124
क्षणिकं मरणे दुःखमनंतं प्रार्थनाकृतम् । ज्ञातं मयैतदधुना मृतो भवति यद्गुरुः
kṣaṇikaṃ maraṇe duḥkhamanaṃtaṃ prārthanākṛtam | jñātaṃ mayaitadadhunā mṛto bhavati yadguruḥ
Ang sakit sa kamatayan ay panandalian; ngunit ang pagdurusang dulot ng pamamalimos at pagnanasa ay walang hanggan. Ngayon ay malinaw ko itong nauunawaan—sapagkat ang mismong gurong naging gabay ko ay pumanaw na.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa frame)
Scene: A disciple sits beside the lifeless body of his guru, eyes filled with restrained grief; above, a symbolic wheel of Time turns, while a faint stream of thought-forms labeled ‘tṛṣṇā’ stretches endlessly, contrasting momentary death with endless craving.
FAQs
Death’s pain is brief, but the bondage of craving and constant petitioning creates unending misery; therefore cultivate detachment.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it functions as a general dharma-nīti teaching within the Kaumārikākhaṇḍa context.
No explicit ritual is prescribed here; the instruction is ethical and contemplative (vairāgya).