Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 36
तेन मे सुमहद्दुःखं तस्मात्त्राहि नरेश्वर । एतच्छ्रुत्वा वचो राम उवाच वदतां वरः
tena me sumahadduḥkhaṃ tasmāttrāhi nareśvara | etacchrutvā vaco rāma uvāca vadatāṃ varaḥ
Karena itu, dukacita besar menimpaku—maka lindungilah aku, wahai penguasa manusia. Mendengar kata-kata ini, Rāma, yang terbaik dalam bertutur, pun menjawab.
Unspecified petitioner/narrator; response introduced: Rāma
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya
Type: kshetra
Listener: Rāma
Scene: A supplicant, sorrowful, appeals to Rāma; Rāma stands composed, compassionate yet resolute, about to reply—moment of narrative pivot from lament to protection.
FAQs
Seeking refuge in righteous kingship and dharmic authority is upheld; protection of sacred life is a key duty of leadership.
Dharmāraṇya, whose distress becomes the cause for appeal and promised intervention.
None; the verse centers on supplication and the narrative pivot to Rāma’s response.