Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 67
क्व गतासि विशालाक्षि विजनेऽस्मिन्विहाय माम् । नाहं गृहं गमिष्यामि मम दुःखाय निर्दयः
kva gatāsi viśālākṣi vijane'sminvihāya mām | nāhaṃ gṛhaṃ gamiṣyāmi mama duḥkhāya nirdayaḥ
“Wahai yang bermata lebar, ke manakah engkau pergi, meninggalkanku di tempat sunyi ini? Aku takkan pulang ke rumah; takdir yang kejam menjadikannya hanya sebab dukaku.”
Narrator (addressing his beloved; direct speech within the narrative)
Type: kshetra
Scene: The bereaved calls out to his beloved in an empty forest, arms extended, face turned upward, tears streaming; the emptiness answers with silence.
FAQs
Lamentation reveals the mind’s dependence; the dharmic cure is inner refuge rather than outer clinging.
Not identified in this single verse; it is part of a continuing tīrthamāhātmya storyline.
None.