Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 1
ततः स विप्रः प्रत्यूषे पुत्रशोकेन पीडितः । अशोक दत्तसंयुक्तो भार्यया विललाप ह
tataḥ sa vipraḥ pratyūṣe putraśokena pīḍitaḥ | aśoka dattasaṃyukto bhāryayā vilalāpa ha
Puis, à l’aube, ce brāhmane, accablé par le chagrin de son fils, se lamenta avec son épouse, en compagnie d’Aśokadatta.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating (deduced)
Tirtha: Setukṣetra / Setubandha
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka-group (frame assumed)
Scene: At dawn, a brāhmaṇa (Govindasvāmin) sits with his wife, both lamenting; Aśokadatta stands nearby. The sky is pale, lamps fading, ritual vessels present but unused due to grief.
FAQs
Even the righteous are tested by sorrow; the Purāṇas frame grief as a human reality that becomes a doorway to seeking dharma, refuge, and right counsel.
The section belongs to Setukhaṇḍa (Setu-kṣetra), but this verse is narrative setup rather than direct tīrtha-glorification.
No explicit ritual prescription appears here.