Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 77
हाहा हतास्मि दग्धास्मि विदीर्णहृदयास्मि च । हा विधे मां महापापे दत्त्वा बुद्धिमपातयः
hāhā hatāsmi dagdhāsmi vidīrṇahṛdayāsmi ca | hā vidhe māṃ mahāpāpe dattvā buddhimapātayaḥ
ஐயோ! நான் அழிந்தேன், நான் எரிந்தேன், என் இதயம் பிளந்துவிட்டது. ஓ விதியே! எனக்கு அறிவைக் கொடுத்தும், ஏன் என்னை மகாபாவத்தில் தள்ளினாய்?
A remorseful sinner/supplicant woman (unnamed in snippet), addressing Vidhi (Fate/Ordainer) in lament
Scene: A penitent cries ‘hā hā’ with a split-heart motif—hands on chest, tears, a scorched aura suggesting inner burning; above, an abstract wheel of fate (vidhi) contrasts with a distant, calm divine presence implying refuge beyond despair.
FAQs
Awareness (buddhi) must be guided by dharma; otherwise it becomes a witness to one’s own fall, intensifying remorse.
No holy site is mentioned in this verse.
None; it is a cry of contrition that typically leads into guidance on expiation and refuge.