Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 70
समागच्छेम यो नः स्वं रूपमापादयेत्पुनः । ता वयं चिंतयित्वेह मुहूर्तादिव भारत
samāgacchema yo naḥ svaṃ rūpamāpādayetpunaḥ | tā vayaṃ ciṃtayitveha muhūrtādiva bhārata
‘ज्यामुळे आम्ही त्याला भेटू, जो आमचे स्वतःचे रूप पुन्हा प्राप्त करून देईल.’ हे भारत, असे चिंतन करून आम्ही येथे जणू केवळ एका मुहूर्तभर थांबलो।
Nārī (addressing ‘Bhārata’—likely the epic listener within the narration)
Listener: Bhārata / Pārtha (epic addressee)
Scene: A group of distressed figures pause in a liminal space, faces downcast, hands clasped in anxious deliberation, as if time has briefly stopped before a turning point.
FAQs
Hope is sustained by faith that a righteous agent (often guided by dharma and tīrtha) can restore what is lost.
No tīrtha is named in this verse; the restoration theme prepares for the upcoming pilgrimage counsel.
None directly; it speaks of seeking the one capable of restoring them.