Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 21
अश्वास्तित्तिरकल्माषाः सुदांताः सादिभिर्दृढैः । कस्तांश्चित्रपदन्यासैर्नियाम्यति मया विना
aśvāstittirakalmāṣāḥ sudāṃtāḥ sādibhirdṛḍhaiḥ | kastāṃścitrapadanyāsairniyāmyati mayā vinā
Mes chevaux—aux robes tittira et kalmāṣa—bien dressés, tenus d’une bride ferme; sans moi, qui les guidera et les retiendra par leurs allures si savantes ?
Narrator (contextual; the afflicted person’s lament within the narration)
Scene: A grieving king speaks of his well-trained horses—tittira- and kalmāṣa-colored—reined firmly, famed for patterned, artful gait; the stable and chariot-yard imagery contrasts with impending abandonment.
FAQs
Skill, authority, and control are temporary; realizing their fragility encourages a shift from mere management of the outer world to seeking enduring śānti through dharma.
No tīrtha is named in this verse.
None explicitly.