Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 89
सैवं शिवचतुर्दश्यां रात्रौ पांथजनान्मुहुः । याचमानापि यत्किंचिन्न लेभे दैवयोगतः
saivaṃ śivacaturdaśyāṃ rātrau pāṃthajanānmuhuḥ | yācamānāpi yatkiṃcinna lebhe daivayogataḥ
Ainsi, la nuit de Śiva-caturdaśī (Śivarātri), bien qu’elle implorât les voyageurs à maintes reprises, elle n’obtint rien du tout, par le jeu du destin.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator; specific speaker not explicit in the snippet)
Type: kshetra
Scene: On Śiva-caturdaśī night, the woman repeatedly begs passing travelers but receives nothing; the road is dim, pilgrims hurry past, and the shrine’s presence looms nearby.
FAQs
Hardship and deprivation can be part of a providential design that culminates in spiritual upliftment.
No named tīrtha appears; the sanctity highlighted is the sacred time of Śivarātri night.
Śiva-caturdaśī (Śivarātri) is identified as a sacred observance time, setting the vrata context.