Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 10
इति तस्य वचः श्रुत्वा कालकूटमिवोदितम् । मूर्च्छितः सहसा भूमौ पतितो नृपतिः शुचा
iti tasya vacaḥ śrutvā kālakūṭamivoditam | mūrcchitaḥ sahasā bhūmau patito nṛpatiḥ śucā
त्याचे वचन—जणू कालकूट-विषासारखे—ऐकून राजा शोकाने व्याकुळ होऊन तत्क्षणी मूर्च्छित झाला व भूमीवर कोसळला।
Narrator (context indicates a sage speaking to a king; exact attribution not in snippet)
Scene: A royal court or hermitage setting: the king hears devastating words likened to Kālakūṭa; his face drains, limbs slacken, and he collapses onto the earth as attendants recoil.
FAQs
Worldly power collapses before sorrow and fear; one must regain steadiness through dharmic counsel and higher knowledge.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it functions as narrative setup for subsequent teaching.
None in this verse; it describes the king’s reaction.