Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 3
मातापितृभ्यां रहिता भ्रातृभार्याविवर्जिताः । अनाथा विकला व्यङ्गा मग्ना ये दुःखसागरे
mātāpitṛbhyāṃ rahitā bhrātṛbhāryāvivarjitāḥ | anāthā vikalā vyaṅgā magnā ye duḥkhasāgare
Privés de mère et de père, sans frère ni épouse—sans appui, affaiblis et infirmes—ceux qui sombrent dans un océan de chagrin (y trouvent refuge).
Mārkaṇḍeya (continuing)
Tirtha: Sāṃvaura Tīrtha
Type: kshetra
Listener: Mahārāja (king)
Scene: Lonely, disabled, and abandoned pilgrims—without parents, siblings, or spouse—sit by the river steps, heads bowed; a compassionate attendant points them toward the shrine, suggesting hope amid sorrow.
FAQs
Sacred geography is moral geography: a tīrtha is celebrated as the protector of the unprotected and the healer of despair.
Sāṃvaura Tīrtha (Revā Khaṇḍa).
None directly; it describes the beneficiaries of the tīrtha’s grace.