Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 7
न वयं पुंडरीकाक्ष तव रामस्य चाश्रयम् । कथंचित्त्यक्तुमिच्छामः स्नेहपाशनियंत्रिताः
na vayaṃ puṃḍarīkākṣa tava rāmasya cāśrayam | kathaṃcittyaktumicchāmaḥ snehapāśaniyaṃtritāḥ
اے کنول نین! ہم کسی طرح بھی تم اور رام کے آسرے کو چھوڑنا نہیں چاہتے، کیونکہ ہم محبت کی رسیوں میں جکڑے ہوئے ہیں۔
Kurus and Pāṇḍavas (with Bhīṣma leading; addressed to Puṇḍarīkākṣa)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Close, intimate tableau: the elders and princes with moist eyes and folded hands, speaking earnestly to the lotus-eyed Lord; the atmosphere is tender, with the sense of impending separation.
FAQs
Bhakti is portrayed as loving dependence: the Lord’s shelter becomes difficult to leave because devotion itself binds the heart.
The verse occurs within the Adhyāya 73 tīrtha narrative; the site’s glory is developed through the surrounding māhātmya.
No ritual is prescribed; the verse emphasizes devotional attachment and taking refuge (āśraya).