Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 80
राज्ञ्युवाच । भगवन्मृतपुत्रायास्त्यक्तायाः प्रियबन्धुभिः । महारोगातुराया मे का गतिर्मरणं विना
rājñyuvāca | bhagavanmṛtaputrāyāstyaktāyāḥ priyabandhubhiḥ | mahārogāturāyā me kā gatirmaraṇaṃ vinā
रानी बोली - हे भगवन्! जिसका पुत्र मर गया है, जिसे प्रिय बन्धुओं ने त्याग दिया है और जो महारोग से पीड़ित है, ऐसी मेरी मृत्यु के अतिरिक्त और क्या गति है?
Rājñī (queen)
Scene: The queen speaks in anguish: holding the reality of her dead son, abandoned by relatives, body weakened by disease; her eyes seek the yogin for a path beyond death.
FAQs
It portrays human despair as the turning point that seeks higher refuge and spiritual counsel.
No tīrtha is named in this verse; it focuses on the queen’s condition and question.
None explicitly; the verse sets up the need for instruction (upadeśa) and refuge.