Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 33
पुत्राः पौत्रास्तथा भृत्या ये चान्ये बांधवास्तव । ते सर्वे निधनं प्राप्ता ये चान्ये भवतेक्षिताः
putrāḥ pautrāstathā bhṛtyā ye cānye bāṃdhavāstava | te sarve nidhanaṃ prāptā ye cānye bhavatekṣitāḥ
تیرے بیٹے، پوتے، خادم اور جو دوسرے رشتہ دار تھے—وہ سب موت کو پہنچ گئے؛ اور جنہیں تو پہلے دیکھا کرتا تھا، وہ دوسرے لوگ بھی ہلاک ہو چکے ہیں۔
Unknown (narrative voice informing the king)
Type: kshetra
Listener: nṛpa (king)
Scene: A narrator enumerates the king’s losses: sons, grandsons, servants, kinsmen—all dead. The king stands stunned; the daughter clings to him; the sacred locale looms as silent witness.
FAQs
Even the closest bonds—family and retinue—are transient; dharma and spiritual refuge are the lasting supports.
No explicit tīrtha name occurs in this verse; it supports the chapter’s broader tīrtha narrative by intensifying detachment.
None is stated.