Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 78
अनाथमबलं दीनं फेनपं मम पुत्रकम् । मातृशोकाभिसंतप्तं सर्वास्तं पालयिष्यथ
anāthamabalaṃ dīnaṃ phenapaṃ mama putrakam | mātṛśokābhisaṃtaptaṃ sarvāstaṃ pālayiṣyatha
“എന്റെ പുത്രൻ ഫേനപൻ അനാഥനും ദുർബലനും ദീനനും ആകുന്നു; മാതൃശോകത്തിൽ ദഗ്ധൻ. നിങ്ങളൊക്കെയും അവനെ പാലിച്ചു രക്ഷിക്കണം।”
Kapilā (the cow/mother figure, inferred from subsequent verses)
Scene: The mother points toward her small child ‘Phenapa’, describing him as weak and pitiable; the surrounding women listen with concern, preparing to assume guardianship.
FAQs
Dharma begins with compassion—protecting the helpless, especially dependents left without shelter.
The broader setting is Arbuda (Mount Abu) within Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa; this verse itself focuses on ethical duty rather than a named tīrtha.
No ritual is prescribed here; it is a moral injunction to protect a vulnerable child.