Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 10
संत्यक्ताः पतिभिर्नार्यः पुत्राश्च पितृभिर्निजैः । मातरश्च तथा पुत्रैर्लोकेष्वन्येषु का कथा
saṃtyaktāḥ patibhirnāryaḥ putrāśca pitṛbhirnijaiḥ | mātaraśca tathā putrairlokeṣvanyeṣu kā kathā
Para isteri ditinggalkan oleh suami, dan anak-anak lelaki ditinggalkan oleh bapa mereka sendiri; bahkan para ibu pun ditinggalkan oleh anak-anak—maka apa lagi yang perlu dikatakan tentang orang lain?
Sūta (narrator)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A famine-struck settlement: a wife and child left behind at a doorway; an aged mother reaching out as her son turns away; ash-grey sky and desolate streets.
FAQs
When suffering intensifies, even natural bonds can fracture; dharma and compassion are presented as the needed corrective, often restored through sacred guidance and tīrtha merit.
No site is named in this verse; it portrays the societal consequences that the tīrtha’s greatness will counteract in the unfolding narrative.
None explicitly; the verse is a moral-social description of abandonment under extreme famine.