Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 28
व्याघ्र उवाच । गत्वा स्वसुतसांनिध्यं दृष्ट्वात्मीयं च गोकुलम् । पुनरागमनं यत्ते न च तच्छ्रद्दधाम्यहम्
vyāghra uvāca | gatvā svasutasāṃnidhyaṃ dṛṣṭvātmīyaṃ ca gokulam | punarāgamanaṃ yatte na ca tacchraddadhāmyaham
व्याघ्र बोला—अपने बछड़े के पास जाकर और अपने गोशाले को देखकर, तुम जो फिर लौट आने की बात करती हो, उस पर मैं विश्वास नहीं करता।
Vyāghra (Tiger)
Tirtha: Arbuda-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: The tiger, eyes narrowed, speaks with suspicion; behind Kapilā, a faint glimpse of the gokuḷa and herd suggests the temptation to flee; tension is conveyed through the tiger’s poised claws and the cow’s steady gaze.
FAQs
It frames a dharmic test: worldly attachment (calf and home) can weaken resolve, so truthfulness must be proven, not merely claimed.
This verse is within the Arbuda section of the Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa; the immediate line itself is narrative and does not directly name a tīrtha.
None; it is a dialogue establishing the moral tension of vow and return.