Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 37
अहमत्र निमज्जामि कोऽपि मामुद्धरेत भोः । इति तारेण क्रोशंतं श्रुत्वा तं विजयादिकाः
ahamatra nimajjāmi ko'pi māmuddhareta bhoḥ | iti tāreṇa krośaṃtaṃ śrutvā taṃ vijayādikāḥ
“ഞാൻ ഇവിടെ മുങ്ങുന്നു; ആരെങ്കിലും എന്നെ രക്ഷിക്കൂ, ഹേ സഖാക്കളേ!” എന്നു ഉയർന്ന സ്വരത്തിൽ നിലവിളിക്കുന്ന അവനെ കേട്ട് വിജയാദികൾ।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) narrating; quoted speech by the brahmacārī
Tirtha: Āśrama-hrada (unnamed)
Type: kund
Listener: Vijayā and companions
Scene: Half-submerged in the lake, the brahmacārin raises his arms and cries, ‘I am drowning—someone save me!’ The sound carries; Vijayā and companions turn sharply toward the call.
FAQs
Calls for help evoke compassion, but dharma also requires discernment about purity, vows, and right conduct.
No named tīrtha is given; the scene is set at a lake near an āśrama.
None explicitly; the focus is on the plea for rescue within the narrative.