Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 14
वयं दरिद्रदोषेण सदा युष्मद्गृहे स्थिताः । कर्शिता न च संप्राप्तं सुखं मर्त्यसमु द्भवम्
vayaṃ daridradoṣeṇa sadā yuṣmadgṛhe sthitāḥ | karśitā na ca saṃprāptaṃ sukhaṃ martyasamu dbhavam
Но по вине бедности мы всегда оставались в твоём доме, завися от тебя. Мы изнурены и не достигли даже обычного счастья, что рождается в человеческой жизни.
The wives (bhāryāḥ)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Women speak with weary dignity, indicating long dependence in the sages’ household; their attire may show contrast—some ornaments yet faces marked by fatigue—highlighting the paradox of status and deprivation.
FAQs
Material deprivation can crush human flourishing; dharma includes responding to suffering with wise support.
No tīrtha is identified in this line.
None directly; it is a lament and petition within the narrative.