Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 53
शोकात्केचिदुरो जघ्नुः शिरो जघ्नुश्च केचन । हा राजपुत्र हा तात क्वासि क्वासीति बभ्रमुः
śokātkeciduro jaghnuḥ śiro jaghnuśca kecana | hā rājaputra hā tāta kvāsi kvāsīti babhramuḥ
ومن شدة الحزن ضرب بعضهم صدورهم، وضرب آخرون رؤوسهم، وهم يصيحون: «وا أسفاه أيها الأمير! وا أسفاه يا ولدي الحبيب! أين أنت، أين أنت؟» وتاهوا في اضطراب.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator; specific speaker not explicit in this excerpt)
Scene: People in anguish strike their chests and heads; some stagger through the streets crying ‘Hā rājaputra, hā tāta, kva asi?’ searching as if the prince might answer.
FAQs
Attachment produces intense suffering; the text portrays grief vividly to underscore the impermanence of worldly bonds.
None is specified in this verse.
None; this is a narrative description of mourning.