Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 8
इष्टैः पुत्रादिभिर्नाथ वियुक्ता मानवा ह्यमी । क्रंदंति करुणासार किं घृणापि भवेन्न ते
iṣṭaiḥ putrādibhirnātha viyuktā mānavā hyamī | kraṃdaṃti karuṇāsāra kiṃ ghṛṇāpi bhavenna te
اے ناتھ، اے سراپا رحمت! یہ لوگ بیٹوں اور عزیزوں جیسے محبوبوں سے جدا ہو کر رنج میں فریاد کر رہے ہیں؛ کیا تیرے دل میں رحم کی ایک چنگاری بھی نہیں اٹھتی؟
Nandabhadra (addressing Īśvara/Śiva)
Scene: A group of mourners—parents and kin—crying with outstretched hands toward a compassionate Sadāśiva, whose gaze is tender yet transcendent.
FAQs
Suffering in saṃsāra is presented as a plea for divine compassion, urging surrender and prayer to Īśvara.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it functions as a devotional lament within the Kaumārikā-khaṇḍa narrative.
None explicitly; the verse is a supplication (stuti/prārthanā) rather than a ritual injunction.