Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 17
अनसूयोवाच । यत्त्वया शोचितं विप्र तत्सर्वं शोचयाम्यहम् । तवोद्वेगकरं यच्च तन्मे दहति चेतसि
anasūyovāca | yattvayā śocitaṃ vipra tatsarvaṃ śocayāmyaham | tavodvegakaraṃ yacca tanme dahati cetasi
अनसूया म्हणाली: 'हे विप्र! ज्या गोष्टीचा तू शोक करत आहेस, त्या सर्वांचा मीही शोक करत आहे. जे तुला उद्विग्न करते, ते माझ्याही चित्ताला जाळत आहे.'
Anasūyā
Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra āśrama milieu (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Atri (addressed as ‘vipra’)
Scene: Anasūyā speaks gently to a distressed brāhmaṇa (Atri), her posture protective; the ‘burning in the heart’ is shown through subtle red glow near the chest or through expressive eyes and hand-to-heart gesture.
FAQs
The verse models gṛhastha-dharma: a spouse shares not only household duties but also the inner burden of sorrow, supporting dharmic resolve.
No specific tīrtha is named; the verse is part of the Revā Khaṇḍa narrative set in the sacred Narmadā-region frame.
None explicitly; it is a compassionate dialogue preparing for counsel on dharmic means.