Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 88
मा त्वं मातर्वृथा दुःखमस्मदर्थे करिष्यसि । आगमिष्याम्यहं शीघ्रं तीर्थयात्रां विधाय वै
mā tvaṃ mātarvṛthā duḥkhamasmadarthe kariṣyasi | āgamiṣyāmyahaṃ śīghraṃ tīrthayātrāṃ vidhāya vai
«Mère, ne t’afflige pas en vain à cause de moi. Je reviendrai bientôt, après avoir accompli comme il se doit le pèlerinage aux tīrtha sacrés.»
Sāmba
Type: ghat
Scene: Sāmba addresses his mother tenderly, asking her not to grieve; he gestures toward the road of pilgrimage, promising a swift return after completing the sacred journey properly.
FAQs
Pilgrimage is framed as a dharmic undertaking that should be pursued without neglecting compassion and reassurance toward family.
The verse praises tīrtha-yātrā in general; the particular site is not specified in this line.
Undertaking tīrtha-yātrā (pilgrimage) is indicated as the intended religious act.