Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 76
पित्रे कृपां कुरुष्व त्वं दयाशीला हि साधवः । श्रीसूत उवाच । एवमुक्तस्तदा तेन कुम्भजो ध्यानमास्थितः
pitre kṛpāṃ kuruṣva tvaṃ dayāśīlā hi sādhavaḥ | śrīsūta uvāca | evamuktastadā tena kumbhajo dhyānamāsthitaḥ
Wahai yang penyayang, kasihanilah seorang bapa; kerana para sādhū itu sememangnya berjiwa belas. Śrī Sūta berkata: Setelah demikian dipohon, Kumbhaja (Agastya) pun masuk ke dalam dhyāna.
Sūta (narration) with quoted plea by the father
Tirtha: Setu/Setubandha
Type: kshetra
Listener: Naimiṣāraṇya sages (Śaunaka-led)
Scene: A supplicant requests mercy for a father; the sage Agastya, addressed, becomes inwardly absorbed, entering deep meditation to perceive the karmic truth behind the son’s plight.
FAQs
Compassion is a hallmark of sādhus, and meditation is shown as the means by which sages perceive karmic causes and remedies.
No tīrtha is named in this verse; it functions as a narrative hinge within the Setu-khaṇḍa setting.
Dhyāna (meditation) is depicted as the sage’s practice, though no public rite is instructed yet.
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