Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 94
पार्थिवोऽपि समन्वेष्य यत्नात्तान्सर्वतो मुनीन् । निर्विण्णः श्रमार्तश्च भार्याव्यसनदुःखितः
pārthivo'pi samanveṣya yatnāttānsarvato munīn | nirviṇṇaḥ śramārtaśca bhāryāvyasanaduḥkhitaḥ
بادشاہ نے بھی ہر طرف بڑی کوشش سے اُن مُنیوں کو ڈھونڈا؛ مگر وہ دل شکستہ اور تھکا ماندہ ہو گیا—اپنی بیوی کی آفت سے پیدا ہونے والے غم میں مبتلا۔
Sūta (narrator, continuing the account)
Tirtha: Śrīhāṭakeśvara-kṣetra (goal implied)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Audience of the māhātmya
Scene: The king, travel-worn, scans the horizon and approaches hermitages; his posture droops from fatigue, his face marked by the anguish of his wife’s calamity.
FAQs
In crisis, one turns toward sages and dharmic counsel; yet grief can still weigh heavily, showing the need for spiritual refuge.
The narrative is embedded in Śrīhāṭakeśvara-kṣetra māhātmya, though the verse focuses on the king’s search.
None.