Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 90
हा हंतहंतभवता भव तापहारी कस्माद्विधेऽत्र विदधे बहुभिः प्रयत्नैः । बालो विशालगुणसिंधुमगाधमध्यं सद्रत्नसारमखिलं सविधं विधाय
hā haṃtahaṃtabhavatā bhava tāpahārī kasmādvidhe'tra vidadhe bahubhiḥ prayatnaiḥ | bālo viśālaguṇasiṃdhumagādhamadhyaṃ sadratnasāramakhilaṃ savidhaṃ vidhāya
وا حسرتاه! وا حسرتاه! أيها الخالق—يا من يزيل لهيبَ آلام الدنيا—لِمَ صغتَه هنا بكل تلك الجهود: طفلًا هو بحرٌ عظيمٌ من الفضائل، لا تُدرَك أعماقُه، وخلاصةُ كلِّ الجواهر النفيسة، كاملًا من كل وجه؟
A grieving parent addressing the Creator (Vidhātṛ/Brahmā conceptually)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A mother/queen or courtly figure laments, describing the child as an ocean of virtues and jewel-essence; the imagery shows a radiant child contrasted with the dimming world of mourning.
FAQs
It voices the human question of suffering—why the virtuous perish—preparing the narrative for Purāṇic answers rooted in karma, grace, and sacred refuge.
Not explicit; the Kāśī Khaṇḍa’s continuing canvas is Kāśī as the place where suffering is ultimately transcended through Śiva’s grace.
None; it is a philosophical lament within the story.