Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 21
प्रिये दुःखमिदं जातं यावज्जीवं सुदुःसहम् । नैषा रक्षयितुं शक्या रूपयौवनगर्विता
priye duḥkhamidaṃ jātaṃ yāvajjīvaṃ suduḥsaham | naiṣā rakṣayituṃ śakyā rūpayauvanagarvitā
«Geliebte, dieser Kummer, der entstanden ist, ist ein Leben lang kaum zu ertragen. Dieses Mädchen, stolz auf Schönheit und Jugend, lässt sich nicht leicht behüten.»
The king (speaking to his wife)
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā)
Type: kshetra
Scene: The king confides to his wife: lifelong unbearable sorrow and the difficulty of safeguarding a proud, youthful, beautiful widow—an anxious, protective parental moment with moral undertones about pride and vulnerability.
FAQs
Dharma includes vigilant protection of the vulnerable and mastery over pride born of beauty and youth.
No specific tīrtha is named in this line; it supports the narrative framework within the Revā Khaṇḍa.
None; the verse focuses on ethical concern and safeguarding within family and royal duty.