Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 144
एवं बहुविधं दुःखं प्रलपित्वा पुनःपुनः । जनैश्चाश्वासितो विप्रो बालं गृह्य बहिर्गतः
evaṃ bahuvidhaṃ duḥkhaṃ pralapitvā punaḥpunaḥ | janaiścāśvāsito vipro bālaṃ gṛhya bahirgataḥ
یوں وہ برہمن بار بار طرح طرح کے دکھ میں نوحہ کرتا رہا؛ پھر لوگوں نے اسے تسلی دی، تو وہ بچے کو لے کر باہر نکل گیا۔
Sūta (deduced narrator)
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīrtha milieu (implicit)
Type: river
Scene: Villagers gather around the brāhmaṇa, offering words of comfort; he lifts the child in his arms and steps out of the house toward an open path, with a river/ghāṭa hinted ahead.
FAQs
Human grief is acknowledged, yet dharmic action continues—community consolation and proper conduct guide one forward.
No site is named in this verse; it is part of the Revā Khaṇḍa narrative flow.
The verse implies proceeding toward customary rites for the child, developed explicitly in the next verse.