दुकूलांचल संपर्कैर्मृदुलैर्मृदुपाणिना । पप्रच्छ तनयं माता वद रोदनकारणम् । विद्यमाने नरपतौ शिशो केनापमानितः
dukūlāṃcala saṃparkairmṛdulairmṛdupāṇinā | papraccha tanayaṃ mātā vada rodanakāraṇam | vidyamāne narapatau śiśo kenāpamānitaḥ
Với bàn tay mềm, khẽ chạm con bằng vạt áo mịn, người mẹ hỏi con trai: “Hãy nói cho mẹ biết, vì sao con khóc? Khi nhà vua còn hiện diện, ai đã sỉ nhục đứa trẻ này?”
Skanda (narrating to Agastya, per Kāśīkhaṇḍa convention)
Scene: Sunīti, with a soft hand and the edge of her fine cloth, gently touches and steadies her son, asking the reason for his tears and who dared insult him despite the king’s presence.
Dharma begins with truthful inquiry—understanding the cause before reacting.
No tīrtha is singled out; this is a narrative passage within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s sacred setting.
None.