Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 38
अभवद्भस्मसात्सोऽपि वृक्षोऽत्यंतं समूर्च्छितः । पूर्वमेव नरः कश्चित्तं वृक्षमधिरूढवान्
abhavadbhasmasātso'pi vṛkṣo'tyaṃtaṃ samūrcchitaḥ | pūrvameva naraḥ kaścittaṃ vṛkṣamadhirūḍhavān
Cet arbre aussi fut réduit en cendres, terrassé jusqu’à l’extrême. Mais auparavant, un certain homme était déjà monté sur cet arbre.
Narrator (Purāṇic voice within Setukhaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Setukṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: The immense banyan collapses into ash in an instant; embers swirl upward. Unseen until now, a lone man is revealed already perched among the branches, about to be consumed by the fiery poison.
FAQs
Harm spreads beyond its intended target; adharma produces unforeseen suffering for the uninvolved.
The Setu Māhātmya is the overarching sacred context; this verse itself highlights moral causality through narrative.
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