Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 42
कष्टात्कष्टतरं प्राप्ता वयमद्य निराश्रयाः । महाजले महावाते समुद्रे हि निराश्रये
kaṣṭātkaṣṭataraṃ prāptā vayamadya nirāśrayāḥ | mahājale mahāvāte samudre hi nirāśraye
Aus Not sind wir in noch größere Not geraten; heute sind wir ohne Zuflucht: in den weiten Wassern, in den heftigen Winden, in diesem Ozean, der keinen Schutz gewährt.
Rāma (contextual attribution)
Tirtha: Setu-kṣetra / Setubandha (Sāgara-tīra)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Vānara leaders and companions
Scene: Rāma and the vānaras stand on a storm-lashed shore; towering waves and dark clouds; the sense of being ‘without refuge’ in the roaring ocean.
FAQs
When worldly supports fail, dharmic resolve seeks a higher refuge—right counsel, devotion, and disciplined action.
The Setu seashore is the situational setting, but the verse is a lament, not a tīrtha-stuti.
None in this verse.