Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 125
मम वृद्धस्य दीनस्य गतिस्त्वं किल पुत्रक । एते मनोरथाः सर्वे चिन्तिता विफला गताः
mama vṛddhasya dīnasya gatistvaṃ kila putraka | ete manorathāḥ sarve cintitā viphalā gatāḥ
Pour moi—vieux et sans secours—toi seul étais dit être le refuge, ô fils bien-aimé. Et pourtant, tous ces vœux chéris, longtemps ruminés, se sont brisés en vain.
A grieving father/elder addressing his son (exact speaker not specified in snippet)
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā)
Type: river
Scene: An aged, frail parent figure, hands folded, speaking to a son with pleading eyes; a simple hut or riverbank setting, dusk light, mood of broken hopes.
FAQs
It underscores the fragility of worldly reliance and the dharmic responsibility of children toward aging parents.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it occurs within the Revā-khaṇḍa narrative setting.
None; it is a lament emphasizing social and familial dharma.