Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 21
एवं चिन्ताप्रपन्नस्य तस्य शूद्रस्य निर्जने । मरौ तस्मिन्समायाता शर्वरी तदनन्तरम्
evaṃ cintāprapannasya tasya śūdrasya nirjane | marau tasminsamāyātā śarvarī tadanantaram
இவ்வாறு கவலையில் ஆழ்ந்த அந்த சூத்ரன் அந்த நிர்ஜன பாலைவனத்தில் தனியாக இருந்தான்; அதற்குப் பின்னர் உடனே இரவு வந்தடைந்தது.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration within Nāgara-khaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya)
Scene: Darkness spreads over the dunes; the man sits curled or lies guardedly, eyes wide; the sky deepens with early stars; the desert becomes a vast black-blue silence.
FAQs
Fear and loneliness are part of the trial; the narrative often brings unexpected guidance precisely in darkness.
The verse is contextual and does not name the tīrtha; it prepares for the ensuing māhātmya revelation.
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