Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 44
कृत्वा मां दुःखसंतप्तं मातरं चापि पुत्रकः । प्रस्थितो दीर्घमध्वानं विरुद्धं कृतवान्विधिः
kṛtvā māṃ duḥkhasaṃtaptaṃ mātaraṃ cāpi putrakaḥ | prasthito dīrghamadhvānaṃ viruddhaṃ kṛtavānvidhiḥ
مجھے اور ماں کو بھی غم کی آگ میں تڑپتا چھوڑ کر وہ بیٹا طویل راہ پر روانہ ہو گیا؛ تقدیر نے دھرم کے خلاف برتاؤ کیا ہے۔
Mṛkaṇḍa
Scene: A grieving father speaks of the child’s departure, with the mother also in sorrow; the road motif suggests the son’s long journey toward death (Yama’s realm).
FAQs
Human beings experience fate as ‘contrary,’ yet Purāṇic dharma frames suffering as a doorway to higher resolve and sacred recourse.
The larger episode remains tied to Agnitīrtha and tīrtha-yātrā, though this verse emphasizes personal grief rather than site praise.
None directly; it prepares the narrative for a drastic vow-like action.