Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 77
अब्रवीच्च ततो वाक्यं पुत्रशोकेन दुःखिता । अंबाः शृणुत मे वाक्यमपश्चिममिदं स्फुटम्
abravīcca tato vākyaṃ putraśokena duḥkhitā | aṃbāḥ śṛṇuta me vākyamapaścimamidaṃ sphuṭam
তখন পুত্রশোকে দুঃখিতা হয়ে সে বলল— “হে মাতৃগণ, আমার বাক্য শোন; এ আমার শেষ, স্পষ্ট উক্তি।”
Mother (unnamed, within Pulastya’s narration)
Scene: A grief-stricken mother, eyes tearful yet voice firm, addresses a circle of women (‘ambāḥ’) with a final, unmistakable instruction; the setting suggests a pastoral settlement near a sacred landscape.
FAQs
Even amid grief, dharmic clarity and purposeful speech can guide others toward steadiness and right understanding.
No particular tīrtha is referenced in this verse; it introduces a concluding address within the narrative.
None; it is a narrative setup for further instruction.