Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3
गृहकृत्यनियुक्तोऽसावेकदा बान्धवैर्नृप । पंगुर्गंतुं न शक्तोऽसौ परं दुःखमवाप्तवान्
gṛhakṛtyaniyukto'sāvekadā bāndhavairnṛpa | paṃgurgaṃtuṃ na śakto'sau paraṃ duḥkhamavāptavān
Ô roi, un jour, assigné par ses proches aux devoirs domestiques, Paṅgu ne put partir (avec eux) et tomba dans une profonde tristesse.
Pulastya
Listener: King
Scene: Relatives depart for duties while Paṅgu remains behind, seated near a threshold, hands clasped, eyes wet; the doorway frames his isolation.
FAQs
Worldly constraints and neglect can intensify suffering, which in Purāṇic lives often becomes the turning point toward tapas and grace.
The narrative is building toward Paṅgu Tīrtha’s greatness by recounting the devotee Paṅgu’s life.
None explicitly; it sets the emotional and ethical context for later austerities and worship.