Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 41
अहो सा दुहिता मह्यं किमु व्यालैः प्रभक्षिता । वृक्षं कंचित्समारूढा पतिता धरणी तले
aho sā duhitā mahyaṃ kimu vyālaiḥ prabhakṣitā | vṛkṣaṃ kaṃcitsamārūḍhā patitā dharaṇī tale
«Hélas ! Qu’est-il arrivé à ma fille ? Les bêtes sauvages l’auraient-elles dévorée ? Ou bien, montée sur quelque arbre, serait-elle tombée à terre ?»
Jābāli (lamenting)
Scene: Jābāli stands beneath a large tree, looking upward in dread, then scanning the underbrush for tracks; shadowy forms of beasts suggested at the edge; his hands raised in lament.
FAQs
Human fear magnifies in uncertainty; Purāṇic narratives use such anguish to turn the mind toward refuge in dharma and the sacred.
No tīrtha is named in this verse; it is part of the lead-up within the Tīrthamāhātmya storyline.
None; it is a spoken lament and conjecture.