Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 6
पूर्वकर्मविपाकेन हीनाभूत्पितृमातृतः । नाभूत्तत्पतिपक्षेऽपि कोऽपीत्येकाकिनी स्थिता
pūrvakarmavipākena hīnābhūtpitṛmātṛtaḥ | nābhūttatpatipakṣe'pi ko'pītyekākinī sthitā
Durch das Reifen früherer Taten (Karma) war sie Vater und Mutter beraubt; und auch auf der Seite ihres Gatten war niemand—so blieb sie völlig allein.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator; specific speaker not stated in snippet)
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) context (implied)
Type: river
Listener: Unnamed interlocutor
Scene: A solitary young widow stands or sits alone, with empty space around her symbolizing the absence of kin; the composition emphasizes isolation and the weight of past karma.
FAQs
Suffering and loneliness are framed as consequences of past karma, inviting compassion and a turn toward dharma and spiritual refuge.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it remains within the broader Revā/Narmadā-region narrative frame.
None; the verse emphasizes karmic causality and social circumstance.