Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 47
अन्यानि काललक्ष्माणि तिष्ठंतु कलशोद्भव । जरैव प्रथमं लक्ष्म चित्रं तत्रापि भीर्नहि
anyāni kālalakṣmāṇi tiṣṭhaṃtu kalaśodbhava | jaraiva prathamaṃ lakṣma citraṃ tatrāpi bhīrnahi
اے کلش سے پیدا ہونے والے! زمانے کی دوسری نشانیاں رہنے دو؛ بڑھاپا ہی پہلا اور سب سے بڑا نشان ہے۔ تعجب یہ کہ پھر بھی لوگوں کے دل میں خوف نہیں جاگتا۔
Skanda (deduced; direct address to Agastya, kalaśodbhava)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Agastya (kalśodbhava)
Scene: A sage addressing ‘Kalashodbhava’ (Agastya): behind them, a crowd ignores an elderly figure leaning on a staff; time’s emblems (withered leaves, setting sun) remain, but jarā stands foremost—yet the crowd shows no fear.
FAQs
Old age is an obvious warning of time’s power, yet people remain heedless; therefore one should awaken to dharma and liberation.
Kāśī is the broader Adhyāya’s focal sacred geography, though not named in this single verse.
No explicit ritual is prescribed; the verse is admonitory, preparing the listener for Kāśī-centered practice.