Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 87
इति तेन समापृष्टा सा नारी बाष्पलोचना । व्याजहारात्मनोवृत्तं बाल्ये वैधव्यकारणम्
iti tena samāpṛṣṭā sā nārī bāṣpalocanā | vyājahārātmanovṛttaṃ bālye vaidhavyakāraṇam
فلما سألها هكذا، أجابت تلك المرأة ودموعها تملأ عينيها، فروت خبرها وما جرى لها، وذكرت سبب ترمّلها في صباها.
Narrator (the woman speaks within the narrative, but her speech content begins here)
Scene: The woman speaks with tear-filled eyes, recounting her life; the listener remains attentive; the child’s presence heightens poignancy and mystery.
FAQs
Suffering is to be voiced truthfully and heard with compassion; dharma includes acknowledging the burdens carried by others.
Gokarṇa remains the setting, framing personal sorrow within a sacred geography.
None; it introduces a biographical explanation (nidāna) for her condition.