Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 65
तां तादृशीमपि सुतां कृपया पर्यपोषयत् । अभोज्येन कदन्नेन शुना लीढेन पूतिना
tāṃ tādṛśīmapi sutāṃ kṛpayā paryapoṣayat | abhojyena kadannena śunā līḍhena pūtinā
Obwohl seine Tochter in so erbarmungswürdigem Zustand war, nährte er sie doch aus Mitleid weiter—mit ungeeigneter, elender Speise, unrein und übelriechend, von einem Hund beleckt.
Narrator (context not specified in snippet; likely the Purāṇic narrator in Brahmakhaṇḍa)
Scene: कुटीर/दरिद्र-गृहान्तः पिता कृपया दुर्दशां पुत्रीं पोषयति; पात्रे मलिनं कदन्नं, समीपे श्वा-चिह्नितं; कन्या कृशा, नेत्रहीना, करुण-भावः।
FAQs
Compassion can persist even in extreme deprivation, and the Purāṇas highlight how suffering tests and reveals dharma.
No tīrtha is named in this verse; it functions as narrative groundwork within the chapter.
None is stated; the verse describes hardship and impure sustenance rather than a rite.