Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 48
पराभूतो हि जरया सर्वैश्च परिभूयते । हृततारुण्यमाणिक्यो धनहीनः पुमानिव
parābhūto hi jarayā sarvaiśca paribhūyate | hṛtatāruṇyamāṇikyo dhanahīnaḥ pumāniva
جو شخص بڑھاپے سے مغلوب ہو جائے وہ سب کے نزدیک حقیر ٹھہرتا ہے؛ جیسے جوانی کے جواہر سے محروم آدمی، گویا بے دولت سمجھا جاتا ہے۔
Skanda (deduced; Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Agastya (contextually)
Scene: An elderly man, stooped and ignored in a busy street, his ‘jewel of youth’ depicted as a fallen gem; in contrast, a pilgrim turns toward the Gaṅgā and Viśveśvara, suggesting a higher, non-depreciating wealth.
FAQs
Worldly honor depends on perishable youth and power; therefore one should seek lasting refuge in dharma and the sacred.
Kāśī remains the implied destination within the chapter’s Kāśī-māhātmya discourse.
None explicitly; the verse supports renunciation and urgency rather than detailing a rite.