Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 21
हाहा पुत्र परित्यक्त्वा मां च क्वासि विनिर्गतः । अनावृत्तिकरं स्थानं किं स्नेहो नास्ति ते मयि
hāhā putra parityaktvā māṃ ca kvāsi vinirgataḥ | anāvṛttikaraṃ sthānaṃ kiṃ sneho nāsti te mayi
“โอ้ย ลูกเอ๋ย! เจ้าละทิ้งแม่แล้วไปอยู่ที่ไหน? เจ้าจากไปสู่แดนที่ไม่หวนคืนแล้วหรือ? ในใจเจ้ามิได้มีความรักต่อแม่เลยหรือ?”
Nāgī (mourning mother)
Scene: The mother cries out to her departed son, hands lifted, face turned upward as if addressing the unseen; the fallen body lies near, the air thick with separation.
FAQs
It highlights impermanence and the inevitability of separation, urging the listener toward dharma and divine refuge rather than clinging.
Not named in this verse; the episode belongs to the Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s tīrtha-glorification context that culminates in approaching Ananta.
None; the verse is an emotional address, not a ritual instruction.