Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 78
पततस्तुंगशैलाग्राच्छूलाक्रांतस्य देहिनः । यद्दुःखं जायते घोरं तस्मात्कोटिगुणं मम
patatastuṃgaśailāgrācchūlākrāṃtasya dehinaḥ | yadduḥkhaṃ jāyate ghoraṃ tasmātkoṭiguṇaṃ mama
Der schreckliche Schmerz, der einem Lebewesen entsteht, wenn es vom Gipfel eines hohen Berges stürzt und von einem Speer durchbohrt wird—mein Leiden ist millionenfach größer als das.
A remorseful sinner/supplicant woman (unnamed in snippet)
Scene: A penitent speaker describes suffering beyond a man falling from a mountain peak and being impaled; the imagery contrasts bodily torment with a darker, inward anguish.
FAQs
Spiritual awakening often begins when one recognizes the enormity of suffering produced by adharma and seeks deliverance.
No tīrtha is mentioned here; it uses a universal metaphor of pain.
None in this verse.