Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 58
भस्मसाच्च कृतं दृष्ट्वा क्रन्दते कुररी यथा । मातरं पितरं काचिद्दृष्ट्वा विगतचेतनम्
bhasmasācca kṛtaṃ dṛṣṭvā krandate kurarī yathā | mātaraṃ pitaraṃ kāciddṛṣṭvā vigatacetanam
Voyant quelqu’un réduit en cendres, elle pleura comme l’oiseau kurarī. Une autre, voyant sa mère et son père gisant sans connaissance, perdit toute maîtrise d’elle-même.
Narrator (contextual purāṇic narration within Revā Khaṇḍa; exact speaker not stated in the snippet)
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīrtha sphere (contextual)
Type: ghat
Scene: A woman cries upon seeing a person reduced to ashes; another, seeing her mother and father unconscious, becomes distraught—intergenerational tragedy in one frame.
FAQs
It highlights the vulnerability of family bonds to sudden calamity, urging shelter in dharma and compassion for all beings.
This verse does not name a specific tīrtha; it is embedded in the Revā Khaṇḍa’s sacred geography.
None.