Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 7
अथ कालेन महता पितरौ तस्य तौ प्रिये । वार्द्धक्यभावमापन्नौ भर्तव्यौ तस्य विह्वलौ
atha kālena mahatā pitarau tasya tau priye | vārddhakyabhāvamāpannau bhartavyau tasya vihvalau
بہت زمانہ گزرنے پر اس کے پیارے ماں باپ بوڑھے ہو گئے۔ بڑھاپے کی کمزوری میں مبتلا، بے چین اور بے بس ہو کر وہ اپنی گزر بسر کے لیے اسی پر منحصر ہو گئے۔
Narrator (within Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya frame)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: An aged couple, frail and leaning, seated in a modest home; the son stands apart, conflicted—compassionate duty shadowed by impending wrongdoing.
FAQs
It highlights pitṛ-sevā—supporting one’s aged parents—as a foundational duty that frames later moral consequences.
The broader narrative belongs to the Prabhāsa-kṣetra Māhātmya, praising the sacred region of Prabhāsa.
No explicit ritual is stated; the verse emphasizes the dharmic obligation of maintaining elderly parents.