Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 32
क्व च मे भगिनी याता कंसारी सुतपस्विनी । तया विनाऽद्य मे सर्वं शून्यमाश्रममंडलम्
kva ca me bhaginī yātā kaṃsārī sutapasvinī | tayā vinā'dya me sarvaṃ śūnyamāśramamaṃḍalam
«Où est allée ma sœur—Kaṃsārī, l’ascète au noble vœu ? Sans elle, aujourd’hui, tout l’enclos de mon āśrama me paraît vide.»
Yājñavalkya (in direct speech, inferred from v.31 context)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Yājñavalkya speaks aloud in the empty courtyard, hands slightly raised in distress, addressing fellow sages: ‘Where has my sister gone?’ The hermitage appears desolate despite its ritual implements.
FAQs
Spiritual life is sustained by mutual support; the absence of a righteous companion can make even an āśrama feel spiritually ‘empty’.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it is a character-driven moment within the Tīrthamāhātmya.
None.