Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 58
मण्डपे दह्यमाने तु सहसोत्थाय संभ्रमात् । सा वेश्या मर्कटं तत्र मोचयामास बंधनात्
maṇḍape dahyamāne tu sahasotthāya saṃbhramāt | sā veśyā markaṭaṃ tatra mocayāmāsa baṃdhanāt
Tandis que le pavillon brûlait, elle se leva d’un bond, saisie d’effroi; et là, la courtisane délivra un singe de ses liens.
Narrator (speaker not explicit in verse snippet)
Type: mandapa (sacralized pavilion)
Scene: Amid flames and smoke, the courtesan, startled awake, rushes to a corner and unfastens a rope/chain, releasing a frightened monkey; firelight illuminates her face and the animal’s wide eyes.
FAQs
Compassion in crisis is a mark of dharma; even amid fear, one can choose mercy.
No tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.
None; it narrates an ethical act (freeing a bound creature).