Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 16
एवं विलपती दीना पुत्रशोकेन पीडिता । मूर्छिता विह्वला दीना निपपात महीतले
evaṃ vilapatī dīnā putraśokena pīḍitā | mūrchitā vihvalā dīnā nipapāta mahītale
かく嘆き—子を失う悲しみに打ちひしがれて—彼女は気を失い、うろたえ無力のまま、大地に倒れ伏した。
Narrator (Purāṇic narration within Revā Khaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) context
Type: river
Scene: A bereaved mother, disheveled and fainting, collapses onto the earth as attendants and the sage-husband look on; the atmosphere is heavy, still, and dust-laden.
FAQs
The verse portrays the human intensity of sorrow, setting up the later shift toward restraint, forgiveness, and karmic insight.
The broader Revā/Narmadā milieu frames the episode, though this verse itself is narrative description.
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