Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 28
कति चैव न पश्यंति नौ सुखस्थाविह प्रिये । तेभ्यो यदीह भेतव्यं कुतो नौ तत्सुखं प्रिये
kati caiva na paśyaṃti nau sukhasthāviha priye | tebhyo yadīha bhetavyaṃ kuto nau tatsukhaṃ priye
“ಪ್ರಿಯೆ, ಇಲ್ಲಿ ಸುಖವಾಗಿ ಕುಳಿತಿರುವ ನಮ್ಮನ್ನು ಎಷ್ಟೋ ಜನ ನೋಡಲೂ ಇಲ್ಲ. ಇಲ್ಲಿ ಕೂಡ ಅವರಿಂದ ಭಯಪಡಬೇಕಾದರೆ, ಈ ಸುಖ ನಮ್ಮದಾಗುವುದು ಹೇಗೆ, ಪ್ರಿಯೆ?”
Pārāvata (the male pigeon)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: Two pigeons sit close together on a temple stone; the female glances outward anxiously as shadows suggest unseen predators; the male points out that many passersby do not even notice them.
FAQs
True peace is not merely external comfort; it requires freedom from fear and a stable sense of refuge.
Indirectly Kāśī’s sacred environment; the verse itself focuses on psychological fear within a holy setting.
None.