Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 31
ततः सिक्तो जलैः शीतैः संज्ञां लब्ध्वा स कृच्छ्रतः । प्रलापान्कृपणांश्चक्रे प्राकृतः पुरुषो यथा
tataḥ sikto jalaiḥ śītaiḥ saṃjñāṃ labdhvā sa kṛcchrataḥ | pralāpānkṛpaṇāṃścakre prākṛtaḥ puruṣo yathā
പിന്നീട് തണുത്ത വെള്ളം തളിച്ചതോടെ അവൻ പ്രയാസത്തോടെ ബോധം വീണ്ടെടുത്തു; സാധാരണ മനുഷ്യനെപ്പോലെ കരുണാവിലാപം തുടങ്ങി।
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in Māhātmya style)
Scene: Attendants sprinkle cold water on the fainted Nāga-king; he awakens slowly, face contorted, speaking broken lament; the scene is intimate, focused on recovery and renewed grief.
FAQs
Status and power do not erase human-like suffering; the narrative underscores compassion and the need for dharmic guidance after loss.
Not specified in this verse; the broader chapter belongs to a tīrtha-glorification section.
No explicit rite is prescribed here; cold water is used to revive him, preceding later ritual actions.
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