Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 80
राज्ञ्युवाच । भगवन्मृतपुत्रायास्त्यक्तायाः प्रियबन्धुभिः । महारोगातुराया मे का गतिर्मरणं विना
rājñyuvāca | bhagavanmṛtaputrāyāstyaktāyāḥ priyabandhubhiḥ | mahārogāturāyā me kā gatirmaraṇaṃ vinā
The queen said: O Blessed one, my son is dead; I have been abandoned by my dear relatives; and I am afflicted by a grievous disease—what refuge or course remains for me, apart from death?
Rājñī (queen)
Scene: The queen speaks in anguish: holding the reality of her dead son, abandoned by relatives, body weakened by disease; her eyes seek the yogin for a path beyond death.
FAQs
It portrays human despair as the turning point that seeks higher refuge and spiritual counsel.
No tīrtha is named in this verse; it focuses on the queen’s condition and question.
None explicitly; the verse sets up the need for instruction (upadeśa) and refuge.