Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 18
सापि माता परा पीडां नित्यं याति तथाकुला । यथायथा स संयाति वृद्धिं जठरमाश्रितः
sāpi mātā parā pīḍāṃ nityaṃ yāti tathākulā | yathāyathā sa saṃyāti vṛddhiṃ jaṭharamāśritaḥ
Cette mère aussi, accablée et agitée, endurait sans cesse une douleur très intense, à mesure que lui—demeurant dans son ventre—grandissait de plus en plus.
Narrator (contextual)
Scene: Interior domestic scene: a pregnant woman in visible distress, attendants supporting her; the sense of the foetus growing, conveyed symbolically (lotus-bud swelling, subtle aura).
FAQs
It evokes compassion and reminds that embodiment involves suffering that affects others, urging dharmic responsibility.
No tīrtha is mentioned in this shloka; it is part of the chapter’s narrative setting.
None; this is descriptive narrative.