Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 117
मण्डूक इव सर्पेण गीर्यते मृत्युना जनः । बांधवैः संपरित्यक्तः प्रियैश्च परिवारितः
maṇḍūka iva sarpeṇa gīryate mṛtyunā janaḥ | bāṃdhavaiḥ saṃparityaktaḥ priyaiśca parivāritaḥ
جیسے سانپ مینڈک کو نگل لیتا ہے، ویسے ہی موت انسان کو نگل جاتی ہے۔ کچھ رشتہ دار چھوڑ جاتے ہیں، مگر پیارے لوگ اس کے گرد جمع رہتے ہیں۔
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Scene: Symbolic tableau: a serpent swallowing a frog in the foreground; behind, a dying man with some relatives stepping back while a few loved ones remain close, helpless.
FAQs
Death is inescapable and solitary; one should rely on dharma and devotion rather than social support.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the verse is ethical-philosophical rather than geographical.
None; it motivates inner preparation—japa, charity, and devotion—before the final moment.