Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 26
लक्ष्म्या हीनस्य मर्त्यस्य बांधवोऽपि विजायते । प्रार्थयिष्यति मां नूनं दृष्ट्वा तं चान्यतो व्रजेत्
lakṣmyā hīnasya martyasya bāṃdhavo'pi vijāyate | prārthayiṣyati māṃ nūnaṃ dṛṣṭvā taṃ cānyato vrajet
লক্ষ্মীহীন মর্ত্যের প্রতি আত্মীয়ও বৈরী হয়ে ওঠে। সে নিশ্চয়ই আমার কাছে প্রার্থনা করবে; তাকে দেখে লোকেরা অন্যদিকে চলে যায়।
Ānarta (contextual continuation)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A destitute traveler stands at the edge of a settlement; relatives avert their faces and turn away, while the traveler extends a pleading hand; the background hints at a distant shrine/river as the true refuge.
FAQs
Worldly bonds often depend on fortune; recognizing this helps one seek lasting refuge in dharma and the sacred.
Not specified in this verse; it supports the broader tīrtha-narrative by highlighting the need for spiritual refuge.
None explicitly.