Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 34
एकदाद्रींद्रमालोक्य मेना संहृष्टमानसम् । उमां संस्मृत्य निःश्वस्य प्रोवाचेति पतिव्रता
ekadādrīṃdramālokya menā saṃhṛṣṭamānasam | umāṃ saṃsmṛtya niḥśvasya provāceti pativratā
একবার পর্বতরাজ (হিমালয়)কে দেখে মেনার মন আনন্দে ভরে উঠল। পতিব্রতা মেনা উমাকে স্মরণ করে দীর্ঘশ্বাস ফেলে তারপর বললেন।
Narrator
Listener: Ilvalāra
Scene: Menā, moved upon seeing the majestic Himalaya, remembers her daughter Umā; a deep sigh escapes her as she prepares to speak, framed by snowy peaks and serene mountain light.
FAQs
Even amidst joy, separation from the divine (here, Umā) stirs longing; devotion within household-dharma is shown through remembrance and truthful speech.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it forms part of the narrative embedded in the Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s sacred-history frame.
None; it is narrative setup highlighting remembrance (smaraṇa) and emotional devotion.