Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 7
काष्ठलग्नां तदा श्वेतां जटामेकां ददर्श सः । स दृष्ट्वा दुःखमापन्नः कृपणं पर्यचिन्तयत्
kāṣṭhalagnāṃ tadā śvetāṃ jaṭāmekāṃ dadarśa saḥ | sa dṛṣṭvā duḥkhamāpannaḥ kṛpaṇaṃ paryacintayat
Da erblickte er eine einzelne weiße Jaṭā, eine verfilzte Haarsträhne, die im Brennholz hängen geblieben war. Als er sie sah, überkam ihn Kummer, und beklommen sann er bei sich.
Vasiṣṭha
Scene: Close narrative focus: among the firewood, a single white matted lock is caught; Uttaṅka’s face changes—eyes widened, brows knit—he holds the lock gently, grief rising.
FAQs
A small sign can awaken conscience and deepen one’s attentiveness to duty and responsibility.
Not specified; the verse is part of the moral-narrative build-up within the section.
None; it signals an inner ethical turning point.