Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 80
निशायां करुणैर्वाक्यै रुदंतीं कुररीमिव । चारैर्विलोकयामास रामस्तामतिसंभ्रमात्
niśāyāṃ karuṇairvākyai rudaṃtīṃ kurarīmiva | cārairvilokayāmāsa rāmastāmatisaṃbhramāt
Pada malam itu, mendengar dia menangis dengan kata-kata penuh belas seperti jerit burung kurarī, Rāma sangat cemas lalu menyuruh para pengintainya meninjau dan mencari di sekeliling.
Narratorial voice (Purāṇic narrator; speaker not explicit in this snippet)
Type: riverbank (tīra)
Scene: Rāma, alarmed yet controlled, dispatches scouts with lamps/torches into the dark riverside grove; the unseen woman’s lament echoes like a bird’s cry.
FAQs
True dharma is protective and responsive—suffering heard in the dark must be met with swift, organized help.
The Dharmāraṇya riverbank setting remains central, framing compassion as part of the kṣetra’s dharmic atmosphere.
No formal rite; a practical dharma-action is shown—deploying cāras (scouts) to locate and aid the distressed.