Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 86
दंतोत्थाने महद्दुःखं मौलेन व्याधिना तथा । बालरोगैश्च विविधैः पीडा बालग्रहैरपि
daṃtotthāne mahadduḥkhaṃ maulena vyādhinā tathā | bālarogaiśca vividhaiḥ pīḍā bālagrahairapi
عند بزوغ الأسنان يكون ألم عظيم، وكذلك علل الرأس؛ وتأتي المعاناة من أمراض الطفولة المتنوعة، بل ومن تعذيب البالَغْرَها (bālagraha) وهي أرواح تُصيب الأطفال.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative convention)
Scene: A tender domestic scene: an infant teething and crying, caregivers anxious; subtle, shadowy ‘bālagraha’ forms at the periphery to indicate unseen affliction; a protective Śaiva/Kaumāra presence implied (tripuṇḍra/vel iconography as apotropaic).
FAQs
Embodiment begins with unavoidable pain and vulnerability; recognizing this supports detachment and the search for lasting refuge in dharma.
No tīrtha is named; the verse is part of a general teaching on duḥkha across life stages.
None is specified; the verse describes conditions (disease and bālagraha affliction) rather than prescribing rites.