Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 80
राज्ञ्युवाच । भगवन्मृतपुत्रायास्त्यक्तायाः प्रियबन्धुभिः । महारोगातुराया मे का गतिर्मरणं विना
rājñyuvāca | bhagavanmṛtaputrāyāstyaktāyāḥ priyabandhubhiḥ | mahārogāturāyā me kā gatirmaraṇaṃ vinā
ৰাণীয়ে ক’লে: হে ভগৱান! মোৰ পুত্ৰ মৃত, আপোন আত্মীয়ই মোক ত্যাগ কৰিছে আৰু মই এক গুৰুতৰ ৰোগত আক্ৰান্ত; মৃত্যুৰ বাহিৰে মোৰ বাবে আন কি গতি আছে?
Rājñī (queen)
Scene: The queen speaks in anguish: holding the reality of her dead son, abandoned by relatives, body weakened by disease; her eyes seek the yogin for a path beyond death.
FAQs
It portrays human despair as the turning point that seeks higher refuge and spiritual counsel.
No tīrtha is named in this verse; it focuses on the queen’s condition and question.
None explicitly; the verse sets up the need for instruction (upadeśa) and refuge.