Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 29
ततस्तदग्रतः क्षिप्त्वा तं मृतं निजबालकम् । प्रलापानकरोद्दीना वियुक्ता कुररी यथा
tatastadagrataḥ kṣiptvā taṃ mṛtaṃ nijabālakam | pralāpānakaroddīnā viyuktā kurarī yathā
அப்போது அவள் தன் இறந்த சிறு குழந்தையை அவன் முன்னே எறிந்து வைத்து, மிகுந்த துயரத்தில் மீண்டும் புலம்பினாள்—துணை பிரிந்த குரரீப் பறவை போல।
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator)
Scene: A bereft mother places her dead child before the Nāga-king; her body bent in grief, hands raised in lament, eyes streaming—evoking the kurarī-bird’s lonely cry.
FAQs
It intensifies the theme that worldly separation is unbearable, preparing the listener for the Purāṇic answer: grace accessed through sacred presence.
The setting remains Ananta’s vicinity/presence, a sacred locus within the chapter’s tīrtha-māhātmya framework.
None; the verse is narrative and emotive, not prescriptive.
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