Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 9
क्व मंगलालयः श्रीमाननवद्यगुणो हरिः । अल्पपुण्या सुसंबाधा कामिनी क्वातिचञ्चला
kva maṃgalālayaḥ śrīmānanavadyaguṇo hariḥ | alpapuṇyā susaṃbādhā kāminī kvāticañcalā
Wo ist Hari—Wohnstatt des Heils, ruhmvoll und in Tugenden makellos—und wo bin ich, eine vom Begehren getriebene Frau, arm an Verdienst, von Grenzen eingeengt und überaus wankelmütig?
Rukmiṇī
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Scene: A solitary heroine in Dvārakā’s palace-courtyard or seashore, hands clasped, gazing toward Kṛṣṇa’s absent presence; the city’s gateways, flags, and ocean wind underscore separation.
FAQs
Humility deepens devotion: recognizing the gulf between divine perfection and human weakness becomes a catalyst for surrender.
The Dvārakā Māhātmya frame situates the lament within Dvārakā’s sacred tradition.
None; the verse is a devotional self-assessment.