Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 9
तादृग्व्यथां च तां वीक्ष्य कृपयाहं परिप्लुतः । प्रतीक्षन्मरणं तस्याः क्षणं तत्रैव संस्थितः
tādṛgvyathāṃ ca tāṃ vīkṣya kṛpayāhaṃ pariplutaḥ | pratīkṣanmaraṇaṃ tasyāḥ kṣaṇaṃ tatraiva saṃsthitaḥ
அவளுடைய அத்தகைய துன்பத்தைக் கண்டு நான் கருணையால் நிறைந்தேன். அவளுடைய மரணத்தை எதிர்பார்த்து, ஒரு கணம் அங்கேயே நின்றேன்.
Narrator (first-person voice in the passage; exact attribution not in excerpt)
Scene: The observer, eyes moist, stands or sits nearby, choosing to remain; the dying woman lies before him; the moment is quiet, focused on compassion rather than horror.
FAQs
Dharma is not only ritual; it is also compassion—responding inwardly with mercy when witnessing another’s distress.
No sacred site is referenced in this verse.
None; the emphasis is on an ethical response (kṛpā/dayā).