Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 57
अव्यक्ते जायते जंतुरव्यक्ते च प्रलीयते । मध्ये व्यक्तवदाभाति जलबुद्बुदसन्निभः
avyakte jāyate jaṃturavyakte ca pralīyate | madhye vyaktavadābhāti jalabudbudasannibhaḥ
جیو اَویَکت سے پیدا ہوتا ہے اور اَویَکت ہی میں لَے ہو جاتا ہے۔ درمیان میں وہ گویا وِیَکت دکھائی دیتا ہے—پانی کے بلبلے کی مانند۔
Unknown (context not provided; likely a Purāṇic narrator within Brahmottarakhaṇḍa)
Type: ghat
Scene: A calm water surface with a single bubble rising, shimmering briefly with reflections of worlds, then dissolving back; above, faint silhouettes of birth and death scenes appear like reflections.
FAQs
Life’s manifest phase is brief and fragile; recognizing its bubble-like nature supports detachment and spiritual striving.
No tīrtha is mentioned; it is a universal contemplation on manifestation and dissolution.
None; the verse is contemplative, suited for meditation on impermanence.