Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 35
सा दृष्ट्वा राजतनयं सूर्यबिंवमिव च्युतम् । अनाथमेनं क्रंदंतं चिंतयामास भूरिशः
sā dṛṣṭvā rājatanayaṃ sūryabiṃvamiva cyutam | anāthamenaṃ kraṃdaṃtaṃ ciṃtayāmāsa bhūriśaḥ
அவள் அரசகுமாரனை சூரிய வட்டம் போல வீழ்ந்தவனாகக் கண்டு, அனாதையாக அழுததை கேட்டு நீண்ட நேரம் ஆழ்ந்து சிந்தித்தாள்।
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration; specific speaker not explicit in the given snippet)
Type: ghat
Scene: Umā stands over the crying orphaned royal infant; the child is likened to a fallen sun-disc—suggested by a bright orb near him or a shaft of sunlight; Umā’s face shows deep contemplation before action.
FAQs
Dharma begins as inner discernment—seeing suffering clearly and choosing protective action for one without refuge.
No specific sacred site is praised in this verse; the emphasis is on compassion and decision.
None.