Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 34
केषांचित्पुत्रमरणे वियोगात्प्रियमित्रयोः । राजचौराग्नितः केषां दुःखं स्याद्दैवनिर्मितम्
keṣāṃcitputramaraṇe viyogātpriyamitrayoḥ | rājacaurāgnitaḥ keṣāṃ duḥkhaṃ syāddaivanirmitam
Bei manchen kommt der Kummer durch den Tod eines Sohnes oder durch Trennung von einem geliebten Freund. Bei anderen entsteht Leid durch Könige, Diebe oder Feuer — von der Fügung gewirkte Heimsuchungen.
Śiva (didactic continuation)
Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha
Type: kshetra
Scene: A compassionate teaching tableau: mourners for a dead son, friends parting in separation, a scene of theft, and a house fire—while a sage at the river explains the daiva-shaped nature of worldly duhkha.
FAQs
Human grief takes many forms; recognizing karma/daiva behind events supports endurance, humility, and renewed dharmic living.
Not a direct tīrtha-praise verse; it functions as moral-philosophical teaching within the Revā Māhātmya setting.
No explicit prescription; the implied practice is steadfastness in dharma and devotion amid adversity.
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