Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 68
शरीरांतरमप्येतन्निजदेहोद्भवं मलम् । मत्त्वा स्वतनयं मूढे मा शोकं कर्तुमर्हसि
śarīrāṃtaramapyetannijadehodbhavaṃ malam | mattvā svatanayaṃ mūḍhe mā śokaṃ kartumarhasi
Ngay cả ‘thân khác’ này cũng chỉ là uế trược sinh từ chính thân mình; lầm tưởng là con trai của mình—hỡi kẻ mê muội—chớ nên buông mình vào sầu khổ.
A Purāṇic teacher (speaker not explicit in the snippet)
Scene: A teacher-like figure admonishes a grieving parent; the imagery contrasts a fragile human body with the idea of ‘filth-born’ materiality, urging detachment and calm.
FAQs
Excessive attachment to family identities causes grief; seeing their bodily, impermanent nature helps cultivate equanimity.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned.
None; it is ethical-spiritual counsel aimed at reducing moha (delusion) and śoka (grief).