Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 93
रुदन्तीं स्वां प्रियां दीनां तरुप्रच्छादिताननाम् । तां विलोक्य ततो दैत्यः प्रोवाच परिसांत्वयन्
rudantīṃ svāṃ priyāṃ dīnāṃ tarupracchāditānanām | tāṃ vilokya tato daityaḥ provāca parisāṃtvayan
เขาเห็นนางผู้เป็นที่รักของตน—อาภัพร่ำไห้ ใบหน้าถูกบังด้วยพุ่มไม้และเงาไม้ ครั้นเห็นดังนั้น อสูรนั้นจึงกล่าวเพื่อปลอบประโลมนาง
Narrator (contextual; Māheśvara-khaṇḍa narration)
Scene: A woman sits or crouches behind trees, face partly hidden by leaves and branches, tears visible; Vajrāṅga approaches, posture softened, one hand raised in a calming gesture, preparing to speak words of comfort.
FAQs
Even in Puranic conflict-worlds, compassion and gentle speech toward the afflicted are upheld as dharmic qualities.
No tīrtha is explicitly named in this verse; it functions as narrative setup within the Kaumārikā-khaṇḍa.
None; the verse is descriptive and introduces a consoling dialogue.