Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 143
पुत्रोत्पत्तिविपत्तिभ्यां न परं सुखदुःखयोः । किं ब्रवीमीति भो वत्स न तु सौख्यं सुतं विना
putrotpattivipattibhyāṃ na paraṃ sukhaduḥkhayoḥ | kiṃ bravīmīti bho vatsa na tu saukhyaṃ sutaṃ vinā
Dari kelahiran seorang putra dan dari kehilangan seorang putra timbul kebahagiaan tertinggi dan duka terdalam. “Wahai anakku, apa lagi yang dapat kukatakan? Tiada ketenteraman sejati tanpa putra.”
Govinda (the brāhmaṇa father, inferred from surrounding verses mentioning ‘Govindaḥ’)
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīrtha milieu (implicit)
Type: river
Scene: An elder brāhmaṇa holds or gestures toward a child, eyes wet with grief; surrounding villagers listen; the riverbank or village threshold suggests liminality between home and pilgrimage space.
FAQs
It portrays the intensity of worldly attachment and grief, setting the stage for dharmic instruction and transformation through sacred means.
No single tīrtha is named in this verse; it functions as narrative groundwork within the Revā Khaṇḍa’s sacred geography.
No explicit rite is prescribed here; it is an expression of lament and human emotion.