Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 31
जातमात्रः कुमारोऽपि विनष्टपितृमातृकः । रुरोदोच्चैः सरस्तीरे क्षुत्पिपासार्दितोऽबलः
jātamātraḥ kumāro'pi vinaṣṭapitṛmātṛkaḥ | rurodoccaiḥ sarastīre kṣutpipāsārdito'balaḥ
Kaum geboren, weinte der Knabe—ohne Vater und Mutter—laut am Ufer des Sees, kraftlos und von Hunger und Durst gequält.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration; specific speaker not explicit in the given snippet)
Type: ghat
Scene: A newborn boy lies on a lake-bank, crying loudly; the shore is quiet except for ripples and reeds; the child’s frailty (hunger, thirst) is emphasized against the vastness of water and sky.
FAQs
The helplessness of a newborn highlights the Purāṇic call to compassion (dayā) and protection of the vulnerable as a core dharma.
No specific tīrtha is named; the action remains at the lake-bank.
None; the verse focuses on the child’s condition.