Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 19
बालकोऽयं मुनिश्रेष्ठा भवच्छरणमागतः । अहं कान्तेन संयुक्ता प्रविशामि हुताशनम्
bālako'yaṃ muniśreṣṭhā bhavaccharaṇamāgataḥ | ahaṃ kāntena saṃyuktā praviśāmi hutāśanam
ഹേ മുനിശ്രേഷ്ഠന്മാരേ! ഈ ബാലൻ നിങ്ങളുടെ പാദശരണം തേടി വന്നിരിക്കുന്നു. ഞാൻ പ്രിയനോടൊത്തു ഏകീഭവിച്ച് ഹുതാശനത്തിൽ പ്രവേശിക്കും.
Strī (pativratā wife)
Tirtha: Arbuda-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Munis/assembly (and by extension the audience)
Scene: A grief-stricken wife presents a small boy to assembled sages, declaring refuge and readiness to enter fire with her beloved; the sages sit in a forest hermitage, startled and compassionate.
FAQs
Even amid extreme vows, responsibility toward dependents is acknowledged by entrusting the child to the protection of the righteous.
The Arbuda Khaṇḍa tīrtha context continues; the verse focuses on refuge and dharma rather than naming the site.
Entering the funeral fire is described as the woman’s intended act; the sages’ role implies dharma adjudication rather than endorsement.