Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 13
एकाकिनापि मर्तव्यं त्वया हीनेन वै मया । विनापि क्षीरपानेन स्वल्पेन समयेन तु
ekākināpi martavyaṃ tvayā hīnena vai mayā | vināpi kṣīrapānena svalpena samayena tu
Selbst wenn ich allein bin, muss ich sterben, denn ich bin deiner beraubt. Und selbst ohne Milch zu trinken wird in kurzer Zeit das Leben wahrlich enden.
Vatsa
Listener: Mother
Scene: A child/young person speaks plaintively, emphasizing he will die alone without the mother; the motif of milk underscores infancy and dependence.
FAQs
It underscores the sacred bond between mother and child, portraying separation from the mother as a collapse of life-support itself—an ethical push toward mātṛ-sevā.
The immediate verse does not name a tīrtha; it supports the broader māhātmya narrative context.
No ritual is taught; the verse uses the imagery of milk and survival to intensify the moral duty of filial devotion.