Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 17
संशुष्का पुष्पमालेव मृतवत्सैव सौरभी । वैमनस्यं परं गत्वा निश्चलत्वमुपस्थिताम् । तां दृष्ट्वा देवपत्न्यस्ता जगदुर्नारदं तदा
saṃśuṣkā puṣpamāleva mṛtavatsaiva saurabhī | vaimanasyaṃ paraṃ gatvā niścalatvamupasthitām | tāṃ dṛṣṭvā devapatnyastā jagadurnāradaṃ tadā
وہ مرجھائی ہوئی پھولوں کی مالا کی مانند، اور اس گائے کی مانند تھی جس کا بچھڑا مر گیا ہو۔ شدید ملال میں ڈوب کر وہ ساکن ہو گئی۔ اسے یوں دیکھ کر دیوتاؤں کی پتنیوں نے تب نارَد سے کہا۔
Narrator (contextual; the narrative voice introducing the Devapatnīs’ address to Nārada)
Scene: A withered flower garland hangs limp; a cow stands low-headed beside an empty calf-pen; the afflicted woman sits rigid and unmoving. Around her, the wives of the gods gather in concern, turning toward the sage Nārada with vīṇā, about to speak.
FAQs
When grief becomes immobilizing, the tradition turns toward wise dialogue and discernment, seeking truth that restores dharma and inner steadiness.
No tīrtha is named in this verse; it is narrative context within the Tīrthamāhātmya.
None is stated here.