Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 72
परिभ्रमंती विपिने सा नारी शिशुनामुना । दैवाद्वैश्यगृहं प्राप्ता तेन वैश्येन रक्षिता
paribhramaṃtī vipine sā nārī śiśunāmunā | daivādvaiśyagṛhaṃ prāptā tena vaiśyena rakṣitā
ਉਹ ਇਸ ਬੱਚੇ ਨੂੰ ਨਾਲ ਲੈ ਕੇ ਜੰਗਲ ਵਿੱਚ ਭਟਕਦੀ ਰਹੀ; ਭਾਗ੍ਯਵਸ਼ ਉਹ ਇੱਕ ਵੈਸ਼੍ਯ ਦੇ ਘਰ ਪਹੁੰਚੀ, ਅਤੇ ਉਸ ਵੈਸ਼੍ਯ ਨੇ ਉਸ ਦੀ ਰੱਖਿਆ ਕੀਤੀ।
Niṣadhādhipa (continuing)
Scene: A weary mother carrying/leading a sick child reaches a merchant’s home; the merchant offers shelter—lamp light, water, and food—contrasting forest hardship with domestic safety.
FAQs
Providence often operates through human compassion; protecting the vulnerable is praised as dharma.
No tīrtha is identified in this verse; it describes the mother’s rescue in the storyline.
None; the verse highlights ethical protection and shelter rather than ritual acts.