Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 31
अथ तस्य पिता तत्र मृकंडो मुनिसत्तमः । ततो भार्यासमायुक्तो विललाप सुदुःखितः
atha tasya pitā tatra mṛkaṃḍo munisattamaḥ | tato bhāryāsamāyukto vilalāpa suduḥkhitaḥ
তখন সেখানে তার পিতা মৃকণ্ডু—মুনিদের মধ্যে শ্রেষ্ঠ—স্ত্রীসহ গভীর দুঃখে আচ্ছন্ন হয়ে বিলাপ করতে লাগলেন।
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator; likely Sūta tradition in Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa)
Scene: In a forest hermitage, Mṛkaṇḍu—aged sage—sits with his wife; both are overwhelmed, faces wet with tears, hands raised in lament; the hut, sacred fire, and quiet trees witness their sorrow.
FAQs
Even the wisest sages experience human grief; Purāṇic narratives validate emotion while guiding it back toward dharma and faith.
The Arbuda region forms the narrative backdrop, though this verse centers on the sage’s household sorrow rather than a named tīrtha.
None stated; the verse introduces the emotional setting that will lead to dharmic resolution.