Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 62
परं शैलेषु शैलेंद्रो मेरुस्त्वामवमन्यते । मया निःश्वसितं चैतत्त्वयि चापि निवेदितम्
paraṃ śaileṣu śaileṃdro merustvāmavamanyate | mayā niḥśvasitaṃ caitattvayi cāpi niveditam
ប៉ុន្តែក្នុងចំណោមភ្នំទាំងឡាយ ស្តេចនៃកំពូលភ្នំ—មេរុ—មើលងាយអ្នក។ នេះដូចជាដង្ហើមសោកស្តាយរបស់ខ្ញុំ ហើយខ្ញុំក៏បាននាំមកនិវេទន៍ដល់អ្នកផងដែរ។
A Muni (sage) speaking to Vindhya (deduced from Meru–Vindhya context and Vindhya’s later lament)
Tirtha: Meru; Vindhya (as giri-persona)
Type: peak
Listener: Ṛṣi-assembly (frame implied)
Scene: A sage delivers a pointed statement: Meru, king of mountains, looks down upon you; the words are framed as a ‘sigh’ offered to the addressed mountain, hinting at impending turmoil.
FAQs
Ego and rivalry—even among the mighty—breed suffering; dharma calls for steadiness rather than retaliation.
No specific tīrtha is praised in this verse; it uses cosmic geography (Meru, Vindhya) for moral instruction.
None.