Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 52
ऋषय ऊचुः । परव्यथां न जानीषे व्यचरन्ती यदृच्छया । प्रभातेऽभ्युदिते सूर्ये तव भर्ता मरिष्यति
ṛṣaya ūcuḥ | paravyathāṃ na jānīṣe vyacarantī yadṛcchayā | prabhāte'bhyudite sūrye tava bhartā mariṣyati
Die Rishis sprachen: „Da du umhergehst, wie es dir beliebt, erkennst du das Leid des Anderen nicht. Beim Morgengrauen, wenn die Sonne aufgeht, wird dein Gatte sterben.“
Ṛṣis (sages)
Tirtha: Revā tīrtha (narrative locus)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Audience within the kathā frame
Scene: A group of sages speak solemnly to Śāṇḍilī; the horizon shows the first light of dawn. The woman’s face shifts from resolve to shock and grief as the prophecy of her husband’s death is spoken.
FAQs
Life’s fragility is underscored; dharma includes sensitivity to others’ suffering and the urgency of righteous action.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it functions as a dramatic revelation within the Revā Khaṇḍa setting.
None directly; the verse is a prophetic warning.