Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 8
मातरं क्षतसर्वाङ्गीं प्राणशेषां व्यथान्विताम् । रुरुदुः शोकसन्तप्ता मुक्त्वा रामं महाबलम्
mātaraṃ kṣatasarvāṅgīṃ prāṇaśeṣāṃ vyathānvitām | ruruduḥ śokasantaptā muktvā rāmaṃ mahābalam
Melihat ibu mereka terluka di setiap anggota badan, nyawa-nyawa ikan dan menanggung kesakitan, mereka menangis dalam kesedihan yang membara, malah membiarkan Rāma yang perkasa.
Sūta
Scene: The brothers kneel beside their mother, her body bandaged and wounded; they weep openly, momentarily setting aside the heroic figure of Rāma; the scene centers on maternal fragility and filial grief.
FAQs
It emphasizes karuṇā (compassion) and the sanctity of familial and ascetic life—injury to the righteous is portrayed as a profound moral crisis.
Not specified in this verse; it remains within the āśrama narrative embedded in a tīrtha-mahātmya chapter.
None; the focus is on grief and the immediate human response to suffering.