Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 99
तस्माद्व्याधिमयं ज्ञेयं शरीरमिदमात्मनः । रोगैर्नानाविधैर्यांति देहे दुःखान्यनेकशः
tasmādvyādhimayaṃ jñeyaṃ śarīramidamātmanaḥ | rogairnānāvidhairyāṃti dehe duḥkhānyanekaśaḥ
پس اپنے اس جسم کو بیماریوں سے بھرا ہوا سمجھو؛ اس بدن میں طرح طرح کے روگوں کے سبب بے شمار دکھ بار بار پیدا ہوتے ہیں۔
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced from Māheśvara-khaṇḍa context)
Scene: A human figure surrounded by faint silhouettes of ailments (fever, cough, pain) like shadows; above, a calm lamp of dharma burns steadily, suggesting refuge beyond bodily duḥkha.
FAQs
Seeing the body as inherently vulnerable to illness encourages detachment and a turn toward dharma and liberation.
No sacred geography is invoked in this verse.
None; it is an instruction in right understanding (jñāna) about embodiment.