Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 41
रक्षोगृहीतं भर्तारं दृष्ट्वा भीताथ तत्प्रिया । उवाच करुणं बाला क्रंदंती भृशवेपिता
rakṣogṛhītaṃ bhartāraṃ dṛṣṭvā bhītātha tatpriyā | uvāca karuṇaṃ bālā kraṃdaṃtī bhṛśavepitā
रक्षोगृहीतं भर्तारं दृष्ट्वा तत्प्रिया भीता बाला करुणं क्रन्दन्ती भृशं वेपिता उवाच।
Narrator (contextual; not explicit in the excerpt)
Scene: A young wife, trembling, eyes flooded with tears, sees her husband held captive; her hands are raised in pleading, hair slightly disheveled, ornaments askew, the scene charged with panic and compassion.
FAQs
In crisis, sincere lament and appeal arise from love and fidelity, preparing the ground for an ethical test of compassion.
No tīrtha is named here; the verse focuses on the human drama within the narrative.
None; it is a descriptive verse.