Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 143
पुत्रोत्पत्तिविपत्तिभ्यां न परं सुखदुःखयोः । किं ब्रवीमीति भो वत्स न तु सौख्यं सुतं विना
putrotpattivipattibhyāṃ na paraṃ sukhaduḥkhayoḥ | kiṃ bravīmīti bho vatsa na tu saukhyaṃ sutaṃ vinā
De l’obtention d’un fils et de la perte d’un fils naissent la joie la plus haute et la peine la plus profonde. «Que dire, ô cher enfant ? Il n’est point de vrai réconfort sans fils.»
Govinda (the brāhmaṇa father, inferred from surrounding verses mentioning ‘Govindaḥ’)
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīrtha milieu (implicit)
Type: river
Scene: An elder brāhmaṇa holds or gestures toward a child, eyes wet with grief; surrounding villagers listen; the riverbank or village threshold suggests liminality between home and pilgrimage space.
FAQs
It portrays the intensity of worldly attachment and grief, setting the stage for dharmic instruction and transformation through sacred means.
No single tīrtha is named in this verse; it functions as narrative groundwork within the Revā Khaṇḍa’s sacred geography.
No explicit rite is prescribed here; it is an expression of lament and human emotion.