Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 14
अहो सुरूपसर्वांग कस्माद्दुःखी भवानपि । ततोस्य कारणं सर्वं व्याचष्ट नंदभद्रकः
aho surūpasarvāṃga kasmādduḥkhī bhavānapi | tatosya kāraṇaṃ sarvaṃ vyācaṣṭa naṃdabhadrakaḥ
“Ôi! Hỡi người có thân thể đoan nghiêm, các chi phần cân xứng—cớ sao ngươi cũng sầu khổ?” Rồi Nandabhadra bày tỏ trọn vẹn nguyên do của nỗi khổ ấy.
Narrator (with direct speech by Nandabhadra)
Tirtha: Bahūka-taṭa
Type: ghat
Scene: The child, despite pain, addresses Nandabhadra with surprising tenderness; Nandabhadra responds, narrating his sorrow—two figures facing each other on the riverbank, empathy bridging them.
FAQs
Compassion begins with inquiry; sharing one’s grief opens the door for corrective spiritual guidance.
No specific tīrtha is praised in this verse; it continues the narrative at the riverbank setting.
None.