Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 26
सा निशासमये यत्नादंतर्वत्नी नृपांगना । निर्गता शोक संतप्ता प्रतीचीं प्रययौ दिशम्
sā niśāsamaye yatnādaṃtarvatnī nṛpāṃganā | nirgatā śoka saṃtaptā pratīcīṃ prayayau diśam
संध्या-समय में गर्भवती राजपत्नी बड़े यत्न से बाहर निकली; शोक और संताप से दग्ध होकर वह पश्चिम दिशा की ओर चल पड़ी।
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration; specific speaker not explicit in the given snippet)
Scene: A pregnant queen slips out at dusk, veiled and weary, leaving palace silhouettes behind; the western sky is darkening, her posture bent with sorrow, a long road stretching into shadow.
FAQs
Even royal life is subject to karma and sudden reversal; endurance and righteous resolve become a form of lived dharma.
No tīrtha is named in this verse; it sets the narrative movement toward a later sacred setting.
None; the verse is purely narrative.