Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 52
तन्मंत्रिणश्च तत्पौरास्तथा तद्देशवासिनः । आबालवृद्धवनिताश्चुक्रुशुः शोकविह्वलाः
tanmaṃtriṇaśca tatpaurāstathā taddeśavāsinaḥ | ābālavṛddhavanitāścukruśuḥ śokavihvalāḥ
Alors ses ministres, les gens de la cité et les habitants de ce pays—les femmes, des fillettes jusqu’aux vieilles—poussèrent des cris, bouleversés et submergés par le chagrin.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator; specific speaker not explicit in this excerpt)
Scene: Ministers, townspeople, and villagers—women of all ages—cry aloud in the streets and courtyards, hands raised, hair loosened, faces wet with tears.
FAQs
Sorrow spreads through society; Purāṇic narratives show how a ruler’s fate affects the whole community, urging collective steadiness in dharma.
No site is mentioned in this verse.
None; the verse depicts communal lamentation.