Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 50
अथापरस्मिन्नहनि स श्येनः प्रातरेव हि । तद्द्वारदेशमासाद्य सायं यावत्स्थितो बलः
athāparasminnahani sa śyenaḥ prātareva hi | taddvāradeśamāsādya sāyaṃ yāvatsthito balaḥ
Am nächsten Tag kam der Habicht früh am Morgen; und als er den Bereich am Eingang des Nestes erreicht hatte, blieb er dort mit Nachdruck bis zum Abend.
Narrator voice within Skanda’s narration
Tirtha: Avimukta-kṣetra (Kāśī)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and sages (frame, typical)
Scene: A hawk arrives at dawn, perches at the nest entrance, and holds position until evening—an image of sustained siege and looming threat.
FAQs
Danger can be persistent; dharma requires vigilance and timely, strategic action rather than delay.
The account is situated within Kāśī Khaṇḍa’s praise of Kāśī, though the verse itself describes the unfolding of the tale.
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