Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 112
वर्षाणां विंशतिर्याति धर्मकामार्थवर्जितः । आगन्तुकैर्भवैः पुंसां व्याधिशोकैरनेकधा
varṣāṇāṃ viṃśatiryāti dharmakāmārthavarjitaḥ | āgantukairbhavaiḥ puṃsāṃ vyādhiśokairanekadhā
بیس برس یوں ہی گزر جاتے ہیں کہ نہ دھرم حاصل ہوتا ہے، نہ کام، نہ ارتھ۔ پھر ناگہانی حالات کے سبب—بیماریوں اور طرح طرح کے غموں سے—انسان کئی انداز سے مزید گھلتا جاتا ہے۔
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages
Scene: A man’s life depicted as a scroll/calendar where the first twenty years are blank of dharma; then sudden storms labeled ‘vyādhi’ and ‘śoka’ tear the scroll, showing time lost to suffering.
FAQs
Much of life is lost to unproductive periods and unexpected suffering; therefore one should consciously cultivate Dharma and spiritual steadiness.
No specific sacred site is named here.
None explicitly; the verse motivates purposeful living rather than prescribing a particular rite.