Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 52
तन्मंत्रिणश्च तत्पौरास्तथा तद्देशवासिनः । आबालवृद्धवनिताश्चुक्रुशुः शोकविह्वलाः
tanmaṃtriṇaśca tatpaurāstathā taddeśavāsinaḥ | ābālavṛddhavanitāścukruśuḥ śokavihvalāḥ
Então seus ministros, os cidadãos e os habitantes daquela terra—mulheres desde meninas até idosas—clamaram em pranto, aturdidos e dominados pela dor.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator; specific speaker not explicit in this excerpt)
Scene: Ministers, townspeople, and villagers—women of all ages—cry aloud in the streets and courtyards, hands raised, hair loosened, faces wet with tears.
FAQs
Sorrow spreads through society; Purāṇic narratives show how a ruler’s fate affects the whole community, urging collective steadiness in dharma.
No site is mentioned in this verse.
None; the verse depicts communal lamentation.