Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 1
वरांग्युवाच । नाशितास्म्यपविद्धास्मि त्रासिता पीडितास्मि च । रौद्रोण देवनाथेन नष्टनाथेन भूरिशः
varāṃgyuvāca | nāśitāsmyapaviddhāsmi trāsitā pīḍitāsmi ca | raudroṇa devanāthena naṣṭanāthena bhūriśaḥ
ৱৰাঙ্গীয়ে ক’লে: “মই ধ্বংস হ’লোঁ, ত্যাজ্য হ’লোঁ; মই ভীত আৰু পীড়িত হ’লোঁ—বাৰে বাৰে—দেৱনাথ সেই ৰৌদ্ৰ প্ৰভুৰ দ্বাৰা, যি নিজৰ ৰক্ষক হেৰুৱাই নিৰ্দয় হৈ পৰিছে।”
Varāṅgī
Listener: Daityendra (implied, as the next verse shows his reflection)
Scene: Varāṅgī, distressed, speaks with tears and trembling; her posture shows exhaustion and fear; the implied antagonist is a fierce divine figure off-scene or in shadow; the setting feels tense and oppressive.
FAQs
The Purāṇas often begin liberation or aid with honest lament—recognizing suffering and seeking rightful refuge.
No tīrtha is named in this verse.
None; it is a personal cry of distress.