Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 89
सैवं शिवचतुर्दश्यां रात्रौ पांथजनान्मुहुः । याचमानापि यत्किंचिन्न लेभे दैवयोगतः
saivaṃ śivacaturdaśyāṃ rātrau pāṃthajanānmuhuḥ | yācamānāpi yatkiṃcinna lebhe daivayogataḥ
یوں شِو چتُردشی (شیوراتری) کی رات وہ مسافروں سے بار بار مانگتی رہی، مگر تقدیر کے حکم سے اسے کچھ بھی حاصل نہ ہوا۔
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator; specific speaker not explicit in the snippet)
Type: kshetra
Scene: On Śiva-caturdaśī night, the woman repeatedly begs passing travelers but receives nothing; the road is dim, pilgrims hurry past, and the shrine’s presence looms nearby.
FAQs
Hardship and deprivation can be part of a providential design that culminates in spiritual upliftment.
No named tīrtha appears; the sanctity highlighted is the sacred time of Śivarātri night.
Śiva-caturdaśī (Śivarātri) is identified as a sacred observance time, setting the vrata context.