Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 41
अहो सा दुहिता मह्यं किमु व्यालैः प्रभक्षिता । वृक्षं कंचित्समारूढा पतिता धरणी तले
aho sā duhitā mahyaṃ kimu vyālaiḥ prabhakṣitā | vṛkṣaṃ kaṃcitsamārūḍhā patitā dharaṇī tale
“அய்யோ! என் மகள் எங்கே? அவளை வனமிருகங்கள் விழுங்கினவோ? அல்லது ஏதோ மரத்தில் ஏறி தரையில் விழுந்தாளோ?”
Jābāli (lamenting)
Scene: Jābāli stands beneath a large tree, looking upward in dread, then scanning the underbrush for tracks; shadowy forms of beasts suggested at the edge; his hands raised in lament.
FAQs
Human fear magnifies in uncertainty; Purāṇic narratives use such anguish to turn the mind toward refuge in dharma and the sacred.
No tīrtha is named in this verse; it is part of the lead-up within the Tīrthamāhātmya storyline.
None; it is a spoken lament and conjecture.
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