Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 21
एवं चिन्ताप्रपन्नस्य तस्य शूद्रस्य निर्जने । मरौ तस्मिन्समायाता शर्वरी तदनन्तरम्
evaṃ cintāprapannasya tasya śūdrasya nirjane | marau tasminsamāyātā śarvarī tadanantaram
Während jener Śūdra, von sorgenvollen Gedanken überwältigt, allein in jener öden Wüste verweilte, brach sogleich darauf die Nacht über ihn herein.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration within Nāgara-khaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya)
Scene: Darkness spreads over the dunes; the man sits curled or lies guardedly, eyes wide; the sky deepens with early stars; the desert becomes a vast black-blue silence.
FAQs
Fear and loneliness are part of the trial; the narrative often brings unexpected guidance precisely in darkness.
The verse is contextual and does not name the tīrtha; it prepares for the ensuing māhātmya revelation.
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