Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 84
स पुरा शोचते व्यक्तं प्राप्य तच्चांतकं गृहम् । तथाहि गृह्यकारेण श्रुतौ प्रोक्तमिदं वचः
sa purā śocate vyaktaṃ prāpya taccāṃtakaṃ gṛham | tathāhi gṛhyakāreṇa śrutau proktamidaṃ vacaḥ
پھر جب وہ اُس آخری گھر—موت—تک پہنچتا ہے تو یقیناً روتا اور پچھتاتا ہے؛ کیونکہ گِرہیہ روایت کے آچارْیہ نے شروتی میں یہی کلام یوں بیان کیا ہے۔
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa convention)
Scene: A man at life’s end approaching a dark doorway labeled ‘Antaka’; behind him lie neglected scriptures and unperformed rites; a luminous śruti-voice (personified) points toward dharma.
FAQs
Neglect of dharma leads to regret at life’s end; scriptural tradition warns that death exposes the futility of complacency.
No site is mentioned; the verse is a moral reflection supported by śruti/gṛhya authority.
No specific ritual is detailed; it cites the Gṛhya/Śruti tradition to reinforce the warning.