Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 119
संमूढः क्षिपतेत्यर्थं हस्तपादावितस्ततः । खट्वातो वांछते भूमिं भूमेः खट्वां पुनर्महीम्
saṃmūḍhaḥ kṣipatetyarthaṃ hastapādāvitastataḥ | khaṭvāto vāṃchate bhūmiṃ bhūmeḥ khaṭvāṃ punarmahīm
وہ فریبِ وہم میں ہاتھ پاؤں ہر سمت پٹختا ہے۔ چارپائی سے زمین کی آرزو کرتا ہے، اور زمین سے پھر چارپائی کی—پھر دوبارہ زمین کی۔
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Scene: The dying person thrashes hands and feet, alternately begging to be placed on the ground then back on the bed; attendants struggle to steady him; dust and disarray in the room.
FAQs
At death, the mind becomes unstable; spiritual discipline aims to replace agitation with remembrance of the divine.
No tīrtha is referenced in this verse.
None stated; the implied prescription is steady practice (abhyāsa) of japa and devotion to avoid confusion.