Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 51
ततो विषादमापन्नो दृष्ट्वा तादृङ्निजं वपुः । शीर्णघ्राणांघ्रिहस्तं च घर्घरस्वरसंयुतम्
tato viṣādamāpanno dṛṣṭvā tādṛṅnijaṃ vapuḥ | śīrṇaghrāṇāṃghrihastaṃ ca ghargharasvarasaṃyutam
Als er seinen Leib so erblickte, verfiel er in tiefe Niedergeschlagenheit: Nase, Füße und Hände waren dahingeschwunden, und seine Stimme wurde rau und heiser.
Narrator (Purāṇic narration within Tīrthamāhātmya; immediate speaker not explicit in the verse)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Close, intimate portrayal of the afflicted man: eroded nose, wasted extremities, sunken cheeks; attendants avert their gaze; the atmosphere is heavy, the river behind indifferent.
FAQs
Shock and remorse arise when one directly witnesses the fruit of wrongdoing; this prepares the seeker for instruction and repentance.
The chapter context points to Puṣkara and its sacred waters (Pauṣkara-jala), though this verse itself focuses on the narrative crisis.
None here; the verse describes the affliction that prompts the king to seek the sage’s guidance.