Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 28
कति चैव न पश्यंति नौ सुखस्थाविह प्रिये । तेभ्यो यदीह भेतव्यं कुतो नौ तत्सुखं प्रिये
kati caiva na paśyaṃti nau sukhasthāviha priye | tebhyo yadīha bhetavyaṃ kuto nau tatsukhaṃ priye
„Geliebte, wie viele bemerken uns nicht einmal, während wir hier in Ruhe sitzen! Wenn wir selbst vor ihnen hier Furcht haben müssen, wie kann dann dieser Trost wirklich der unsrige sein, Liebste?“
Pārāvata (the male pigeon)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: Two pigeons sit close together on a temple stone; the female glances outward anxiously as shadows suggest unseen predators; the male points out that many passersby do not even notice them.
FAQs
True peace is not merely external comfort; it requires freedom from fear and a stable sense of refuge.
Indirectly Kāśī’s sacred environment; the verse itself focuses on psychological fear within a holy setting.
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