Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 14
न च तैः स स्मृतः सार्थैर्यैः समं प्रस्थितो गृहात् । न च केनापि संदृष्टः स तु रोधसि संस्थितः
na ca taiḥ sa smṛtaḥ sārthairyaiḥ samaṃ prasthito gṛhāt | na ca kenāpi saṃdṛṣṭaḥ sa tu rodhasi saṃsthitaḥ
Et les hommes de la caravane avec qui il était parti de sa maison ne se souvinrent pas de lui ; nul ne le vit non plus — il demeura là, sur la berge ou le talus du fleuve.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) — inferred for Nāgarakhaṇḍa tīrthamāhātmya narration
Type: ghat
Scene: A solitary figure stands or sits on an embankment, looking out over a narrow river or dry channel; the caravan is gone; the horizon is empty; mood of abandonment with a hint of sacred stillness.
FAQs
Worldly associations can fail in crisis; dharma teaches responsibility toward dependents and companions.
Not specified here; the chapter’s sacred focus remains the Ānarteśvara tīrtha complex.
None.