Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 7
खिन्नोऽस्मि सेवया पूर्वं युद्धेनापि ततोधिकम् । अनन्तं दुःखमधुना यतो मामवमन्यसे
khinno'smi sevayā pūrvaṃ yuddhenāpi tatodhikam | anantaṃ duḥkhamadhunā yato māmavamanyase
മുമ്പേ സേവനത്താൽ ഞാൻ ക്ഷീണിച്ചിരുന്നു—യുദ്ധത്തേക്കാളും അധികം; ഇപ്പോൾ നീ എന്നെ അവഗണിക്കുന്നതിനാൽ എനിക്ക് അനന്ത ദുഃഖം വരുന്നു.
Hanūmān
Scene: A powerful servant-warrior, exhausted, speaks with trembling intensity; the contrast of battlefield imagery and menial service tools appears as symbolic vignettes behind him.
FAQs
The text highlights how ego and hurt can enter even devoted service; dharma requires transforming such pain into humility and trust.
Setu–Rāmeśvaram remains the narrative backdrop, where Rāma’s actions sanctify the geography.
None; it is a personal lament within the tīrtha narrative.
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