सर्वमेतदवाप्नोति स कोपि यदिवा न वा । किंचित्केनापि हि न्यूनं संसारः कुरुते नरम्
sarvametadavāpnoti sa kopi yadivā na vā | kiṃcitkenāpi hi nyūnaṃ saṃsāraḥ kurute naram
即使有人得到了这一切——或许又一无所得——轮回(saṃsāra)仍使人于某一方面有所欠缺。因为世间生存总会在身后留下不足与缺憾。
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) addressing the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Listener: Nārada
Scene: A lone traveler stands at a crossroads with two paths labeled ‘gain’ and ‘loss’; both lead to a shadowy wheel of saṃsāra with a missing piece, while a luminous temple silhouette in the distance symbolizes the path beyond deficiency.
Worldly life (saṃsāra) cannot fully satisfy; even after gains, some lack remains—prompting dispassion (vairāgya) and a turn toward liberation-oriented dharma.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it functions as a general purāṇic teaching on saṃsāra rather than a direct sthala-māhātmya passage.
None is explicitly stated in this verse (no direct mention of snāna, dāna, japa, vrata, or tīrtha-yātrā).