Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 119
आगच्छतो रथस्यास्य शब्दमश्रौषमुन्नतम् । तं मेघनिनदं श्रुत्वा भीतोहं सहसा जवात्
āgacchato rathasyāsya śabdamaśrauṣamunnatam | taṃ meghaninadaṃ śrutvā bhītohaṃ sahasā javāt
近づいて来るその戦車の、轟き高く増してゆく音を私は聞いた。雷鳴のごとき咆哮を耳にして、私はたちまち恐れ、素早く逃げ去った。
Unspecified narrator (the reborn insect speaking); framed in Māheśvara-khaṇḍa narration
Tirtha: Sārasvata-tīra (contextual)
Type: ghat
Scene: A chariot approaches raising dust; its wheels and horses dominate the frame while a tiny insect darts away from the path; the sound is depicted as thunder rolling over the riverbank landscape.
FAQs
It illustrates the vulnerability and fear inherent in lower births, motivating pursuit of merit and liberation.
The broader setting remains the Sarasvatī river-bank region introduced in the surrounding verses.
None; the verse continues the karmic narrative.