Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 26
तौ सूतेन परित्यक्तौ कुत्रचिद्विजने वने । अवापतुः परां पीडां क्षुत्तृड्भ्यां भृशविह्वलौ
tau sūtena parityaktau kutracidvijane vane | avāpatuḥ parāṃ pīḍāṃ kṣuttṛḍbhyāṃ bhṛśavihvalau
সারথি তাদেরকে কোনো এক নির্জন বনে ফেলে গেলে, ক্ষুধা ও তৃষ্ণায় অত্যন্ত কাতর হয়ে তারা চরম যন্ত্রণা ভোগ করল।
Narrator (likely the Purāṇic storyteller; exact speaker not in snippet)
Scene: A desolate forest clearing; the charioteer departs leaving mother and child; they collapse from thirst and hunger under sparse trees; harsh light and long shadows convey abandonment.
FAQs
Cruel actions lead to profound suffering; dharma emphasizes protection of dependents, especially in times of vulnerability.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the setting is a solitary forest used for narrative intensity.
None.