Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 53
त्वयि जीवति दुष्प्राप्यं न किंचिज्जगतीतले । पुनर्दाराः पुनर्मित्रं पुनर्वसु पुनर्गृहम्
tvayi jīvati duṣprāpyaṃ na kiṃcijjagatītale | punardārāḥ punarmitraṃ punarvasu punargṛham
只要你还活着，世间便无真正不可得之物：可再得配偶，再得友人，再得财富，甚至再得家园。
Pārāvatī (female pigeon) to her mate (pārāvata) within Skanda’s narration to Agastya
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and ṛṣis (frame)
Scene: The male pigeon listens; the female speaks with calm clarity. The nest and surrounding world appear fragile against the vast dusk sky, symbolizing impermanence.
FAQs
Life is the basis for fulfilling duties and aims; protect life first, for worldly supports can be rebuilt if one survives.
The setting is Kāśī in the Skanda Purāṇa’s Kāśī Khaṇḍa, using narrative ethics to support the larger māhātmya.
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