Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 34
अन्धक उवाच । निर्विण्णोऽस्मि सुरश्रेष्ठ त्रिशूलाऽग्रं समाश्रितः । तस्मात्सूदय मां येन द्रुतं स्यान्मे व्यथाक्षयः
andhaka uvāca | nirviṇṇo'smi suraśreṣṭha triśūlā'graṃ samāśritaḥ | tasmātsūdaya māṃ yena drutaṃ syānme vyathākṣayaḥ
અંધક બોલ્યો—હે સુરશ્રેષ્ઠ! હું અત્યંત કંટાળેલો છું અને ત્રિશૂલના અગ્રને આશ્રયે છું. તેથી મને સંહાર કરો, જેથી મારી વ્યથા ઝડપથી શમે.
Andhaka
Listener: Śiva (addressed by Andhaka)
Scene: Andhaka, wounded and suspended on the trident tip, face drawn with exhaustion, hands clasped in desperate supplication toward Śiva below; the sky emphasizes isolation; Śiva listens, unmoved yet compassionate.
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Suffering can become a turning point toward surrender, humility, and the desire for liberation from inner torment.
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