Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 19
बालकोऽयं मुनिश्रेष्ठा भवच्छरणमागतः । अहं कान्तेन संयुक्ता प्रविशामि हुताशनम्
bālako'yaṃ muniśreṣṭhā bhavaccharaṇamāgataḥ | ahaṃ kāntena saṃyuktā praviśāmi hutāśanam
ข้าแต่มุนีผู้ประเสริฐ เด็กน้อยผู้นี้มาขอพึ่งพิง ณ บาทของท่าน ข้าพเจ้าเมื่อรวมเป็นหนึ่งกับผู้เป็นที่รักแล้ว จักเข้าสู่ไฟหุตาศนะ
Strī (pativratā wife)
Tirtha: Arbuda-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Munis/assembly (and by extension the audience)
Scene: A grief-stricken wife presents a small boy to assembled sages, declaring refuge and readiness to enter fire with her beloved; the sages sit in a forest hermitage, startled and compassionate.
FAQs
Even amid extreme vows, responsibility toward dependents is acknowledged by entrusting the child to the protection of the righteous.
The Arbuda Khaṇḍa tīrtha context continues; the verse focuses on refuge and dharma rather than naming the site.
Entering the funeral fire is described as the woman’s intended act; the sages’ role implies dharma adjudication rather than endorsement.