Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 68
तच्छ्रुत्वा वानराः सर्वे सुग्रीवप्रमुखास्ततः । रुरुदुस्ते सुदुःखार्ताः समालिंग्य ततः परम्
tacchrutvā vānarāḥ sarve sugrīvapramukhāstataḥ | ruruduste suduḥkhārtāḥ samāliṃgya tataḥ param
Mendengar itu, semua Vānara yang dipimpin Sugrīva diliputi duka yang amat dalam. Mereka menangis, lalu saling (atau kepadanya) berpelukan dan tetap tenggelam dalam kesedihan.
Narrator (contextual, not explicit in this verse)
Tirtha: Kiṣkindhā-smṛti-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A circle of vānaras led by Sugrīva breaks into tears; they embrace one another (or Rāma) in a tight cluster, faces turned downward, bodies trembling with grief.
FAQs
True devotion expresses itself as heartfelt empathy and shared grief; righteous communities remain united through affection and solidarity.
This verse functions as narrative fabric within the Tīrthamāhātmya; the specific tīrtha is not named in the shloka itself.
None; the verse describes an emotional response and communal bonding.