Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 14
अहो सुरूपसर्वांग कस्माद्दुःखी भवानपि । ततोस्य कारणं सर्वं व्याचष्ट नंदभद्रकः
aho surūpasarvāṃga kasmādduḥkhī bhavānapi | tatosya kāraṇaṃ sarvaṃ vyācaṣṭa naṃdabhadrakaḥ
“അഹോ! സുന്ദരവും സുസംഘടിതവുമായ സർവ്വാംഗങ്ങളുള്ളവനേ, നീയും എന്തുകൊണ്ട് ദുഃഖിതനാണ്?” തുടർന്ന് നന്ദഭദ്രൻ തന്റെ ദുഃഖത്തിന്റെ മുഴുവൻ കാരണവും അവനോട് വിശദീകരിച്ചു।
Narrator (with direct speech by Nandabhadra)
Tirtha: Bahūka-taṭa
Type: ghat
Scene: The child, despite pain, addresses Nandabhadra with surprising tenderness; Nandabhadra responds, narrating his sorrow—two figures facing each other on the riverbank, empathy bridging them.
FAQs
Compassion begins with inquiry; sharing one’s grief opens the door for corrective spiritual guidance.
No specific tīrtha is praised in this verse; it continues the narrative at the riverbank setting.
None.