Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 31
जातमात्रः कुमारोऽपि विनष्टपितृमातृकः । रुरोदोच्चैः सरस्तीरे क्षुत्पिपासार्दितोऽबलः
jātamātraḥ kumāro'pi vinaṣṭapitṛmātṛkaḥ | rurodoccaiḥ sarastīre kṣutpipāsārdito'balaḥ
ابھی ابھی پیدا ہوا وہ لڑکا، ماں باپ سے محروم، جھیل کے کنارے بلند آواز سے رویا؛ بھوک اور پیاس کی اذیت سے نڈھال اور کمزور تھا۔
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration; specific speaker not explicit in the given snippet)
Type: ghat
Scene: A newborn boy lies on a lake-bank, crying loudly; the shore is quiet except for ripples and reeds; the child’s frailty (hunger, thirst) is emphasized against the vastness of water and sky.
FAQs
The helplessness of a newborn highlights the Purāṇic call to compassion (dayā) and protection of the vulnerable as a core dharma.
No specific tīrtha is named; the action remains at the lake-bank.
None; the verse focuses on the child’s condition.