Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 62
सोऽपि दुःखसमायुक्तो दृष्ट्वा तान्स्वपुरोद्भवान् । ब्राह्मणेंद्रांस्ततः प्राह बाष्पव्याकुललोचनः
so'pi duḥkhasamāyukto dṛṣṭvā tānsvapurodbhavān | brāhmaṇeṃdrāṃstataḥ prāha bāṣpavyākulalocanaḥ
Auch er, von Kummer erfüllt, sprach, als er die aus seiner eigenen Stadt Gekommenen sah, zu den vornehmsten Brāhmaṇas, die Augen von Tränen getrübt.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration; specific speaker not explicit in this snippet)
Tirtha: Trijāta-āśrama (implied)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Tearful Trijāta turns toward the leading brāhmaṇas, raising a hand in gentle address; the group listens, their fear tempered by his presence.
FAQs
In crisis, dharmic action begins by seeking counsel and speaking truthfully to the wise.
The broader passage belongs to a tīrtha-māhātmya setting, but this verse itself does not specify a named tīrtha.
None; it focuses on addressing the brāhmaṇas amid communal distress.