Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 40
एतस्मिन्नंतरे विप्रो जाबालिर्दुःख संयुतः । अनायातां सुतां ज्ञात्वा परिबभ्राम सर्वतः
etasminnaṃtare vipro jābālirduḥkha saṃyutaḥ | anāyātāṃ sutāṃ jñātvā paribabhrāma sarvataḥ
இதற்கிடையில் துயரத்தில் ஆழ்ந்த பிராமணன் ஜாபாலி, மகள் திரும்பவில்லை என்பதை அறிந்து, அவளைத் தேடி எங்கும் அலைந்தான்।
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator; exact speaker not explicit in snippet)
Scene: An elderly brāhmaṇa with matted hair/śikhā and staff, face strained with grief, moving through forest paths and along water edges, calling out; the landscape feels vast, with multiple directions suggested to convey ‘paribabhrāma sarvataḥ’.
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Attachment brings sorrow, yet righteous concern for family becomes a dharmic impetus that drives the story toward the sacred resolution.
Not explicitly identified in this verse; it belongs to the broader Tīrthamāhātmya setting of Nāgarakhaṇḍa.
None; the verse describes Jābāli’s grief and search.
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