Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 128
अपुत्रस्य गृहं शून्यं दिशः शून्या ह्यबान्धवाः । मूर्खस्य हृदयं शून्यं सर्वशून्यं दरिद्रता
aputrasya gṛhaṃ śūnyaṃ diśaḥ śūnyā hyabāndhavāḥ | mūrkhasya hṛdayaṃ śūnyaṃ sarvaśūnyaṃ daridratā
Bagi yang tiada anak lelaki, rumah menjadi kosong; bagi yang tiada kaum kerabat, arah pun terasa kosong. Hati orang bodoh kosong; dan kemiskinan ialah kekosongan dalam segala hal.
Narrator/teacher voice within the chapter (exact speaker not specified in snippet)
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā)
Type: river
Scene: Allegorical composition: an empty house with extinguished hearth, a lone figure looking to empty horizons, a darkened heart motif for folly, and a barren purse/broken granary for poverty—four ‘emptiness’ panels.
FAQs
It stresses the value of supportive relationships and responsibility, while warning that ignorance and poverty create profound lack.
No site is named; the verse is a general dharmic maxim within Revā-khaṇḍa.
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