Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 41
विप्राणां चाथ पुत्रस्य तदोवाच सुदुःखितः । कृत्वाश्रुमोक्षणं भूरि बाष्पगद्गदया गिरा
viprāṇāṃ cātha putrasya tadovāca suduḥkhitaḥ | kṛtvāśrumokṣaṇaṃ bhūri bāṣpagadgadayā girā
پھر وہ نہایت غمگین ہو کر برہمنوں اور اپنے بیٹے سے بولا؛ بہت سے آنسو بہائے، اور ہچکیوں سے بھری آواز میں کلام کیا۔
Viśvāvasu (implied by prior verse)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A distressed father addresses brāhmaṇas and his son; tears flow, his speech breaks, the assembly listens in solemn silence.
FAQs
Even righteous acts can cause worldly grief; the Purāṇic narrative acknowledges human emotion amid dharmic duty.
No tīrtha is named in this verse; it is a character-focused narrative moment within the chapter.
No new ritual is prescribed here; it describes the father’s sorrowful address before advising against the expiation.