Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 17
संशुष्का पुष्पमालेव मृतवत्सैव सौरभी । वैमनस्यं परं गत्वा निश्चलत्वमुपस्थिताम् । तां दृष्ट्वा देवपत्न्यस्ता जगदुर्नारदं तदा
saṃśuṣkā puṣpamāleva mṛtavatsaiva saurabhī | vaimanasyaṃ paraṃ gatvā niścalatvamupasthitām | tāṃ dṛṣṭvā devapatnyastā jagadurnāradaṃ tadā
Nàng héo úa như tràng hoa, như bò Surabhī mất bê con. Rơi vào nỗi u uất tột cùng, nàng trở nên bất động. Thấy nàng như vậy, các phu nhân của chư thiên khi ấy liền thưa với Nārada.
Narrator (contextual; the narrative voice introducing the Devapatnīs’ address to Nārada)
Scene: A withered flower garland hangs limp; a cow stands low-headed beside an empty calf-pen; the afflicted woman sits rigid and unmoving. Around her, the wives of the gods gather in concern, turning toward the sage Nārada with vīṇā, about to speak.
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When grief becomes immobilizing, the tradition turns toward wise dialogue and discernment, seeking truth that restores dharma and inner steadiness.
No tīrtha is named in this verse; it is narrative context within the Tīrthamāhātmya.
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