Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 34
यस्मिन्स्नातो दिने चैव तस्य व्युष्टिः प्रकीर्तिता । अल्पायुषस्तदा मर्त्याः कृतेऽपि परिकीर्तिताः
yasminsnāto dine caiva tasya vyuṣṭiḥ prakīrtitā | alpāyuṣastadā martyāḥ kṛte'pi parikīrtitāḥ
جس دن کوئی غسل کرے، اسی دن کے لیے ‘ویوشٹی’ (گنا ہوا دن/نذر و عبادت) مقرر کی جاتی ہے۔ مگر اُس وقت فانی انسان کم عُمر ہی کہلائے جاتے ہیں، اگرچہ کوشش بھی کی جائے۔
Ṛṣayaḥ (continuing)
Listener: Sūtanandana / Śaunaka-group (Naimiṣāraṇya setting implied by address)
Scene: A weary pilgrim counting days of observance, looking at a diminishing lifespan, while sacred rivers and distant tīrthas appear as far horizons—suggesting the tension between aspiration and limitation.
FAQs
Because life is short, one should value each sacred act—each day of tīrtha-snāna is meaningful, yet time limits human capacity.
The statement applies to the ongoing Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra tīrtha context rather than naming a single ford.
Snāna is central; the verse also alludes to a counted observance/day-unit (vyuṣṭi) tied to the bathing day.