Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 29
ततः सा रामवाक्येन गतसत्त्वेव विह्वला । उदरं करयुग्मेन ताडयन्ती ह्युवाच तम्
tataḥ sā rāmavākyena gatasattveva vihvalā | udaraṃ karayugmena tāḍayantī hyuvāca tam
ત્યારે રામના વચનોથી તે જાણે પ્રાણહીન થઈ વિહ્વળ બની; બંને હાથથી પોતાનું ઉદર પીટતી કંપતા સ્વરે તેને બોલી।
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration; specific speaker not in snippet)
Tirtha: Jamādagnya āśrama-tīrtha / nearby kunda (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Reṇukā, trembling and pale, strikes her belly with both hands while speaking; her posture collapses inward, tears falling onto the earth beside Jamadagni, while Paraśurāma stands rigid with contained fire.
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Purāṇas portray grief to awaken dharma: sorrow is not merely emotion but a catalyst for righteous action and rites.
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