Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 34
अन्धक उवाच । निर्विण्णोऽस्मि सुरश्रेष्ठ त्रिशूलाऽग्रं समाश्रितः । तस्मात्सूदय मां येन द्रुतं स्यान्मे व्यथाक्षयः
andhaka uvāca | nirviṇṇo'smi suraśreṣṭha triśūlā'graṃ samāśritaḥ | tasmātsūdaya māṃ yena drutaṃ syānme vyathākṣayaḥ
Andhaka nói: “Hỡi vị thần tối cao, tôi vô cùng mệt mỏi khi phải bám trên mũi đinh ba. Vì vậy, hãy giết tôi đi, để nỗi thống khổ của tôi có thể nhanh chóng kết thúc.”
Andhaka
Listener: Śiva (addressed by Andhaka)
Scene: Andhaka, wounded and suspended on the trident tip, face drawn with exhaustion, hands clasped in desperate supplication toward Śiva below; the sky emphasizes isolation; Śiva listens, unmoved yet compassionate.
FAQs
Suffering can become a turning point toward surrender, humility, and the desire for liberation from inner torment.
No named location appears; the verse is part of a sacred-story sequence embedded in the Tīrthamāhātmya.
None; it is a personal appeal, not a ritual instruction.