Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 70
समागच्छेम यो नः स्वं रूपमापादयेत्पुनः । ता वयं चिंतयित्वेह मुहूर्तादिव भारत
samāgacchema yo naḥ svaṃ rūpamāpādayetpunaḥ | tā vayaṃ ciṃtayitveha muhūrtādiva bhārata
»—damit wir ihm begegnen, ihm, der uns unsere eigene Gestalt wiederzugeben vermag.« So dachten wir dort nach, als wäre es nur ein Augenblick, o Bhārata.
Nārī (addressing ‘Bhārata’—likely the epic listener within the narration)
Listener: Bhārata / Pārtha (epic addressee)
Scene: A group of distressed figures pause in a liminal space, faces downcast, hands clasped in anxious deliberation, as if time has briefly stopped before a turning point.
FAQs
Hope is sustained by faith that a righteous agent (often guided by dharma and tīrtha) can restore what is lost.
No tīrtha is named in this verse; the restoration theme prepares for the upcoming pilgrimage counsel.
None directly; it speaks of seeking the one capable of restoring them.