Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 33
तच्छ्रुत्वा काकवचनं चाणक्यो नृपसत्तमः । नाहं जीवे विदित्वैवं वञ्चितः केन कर्हिचित्
tacchrutvā kākavacanaṃ cāṇakyo nṛpasattamaḥ | nāhaṃ jīve viditvaivaṃ vañcitaḥ kena karhicit
കാക്കകളുടെ വാക്ക് കേട്ട് നൃപശ്രേഷ്ഠനായ ചാണക്യൻ (മനസ്സിൽ)—“ഇതു അറിഞ്ഞ ശേഷം ഞാൻ ജീവിക്കില്ല; ഏതുകാലത്തും ആരോ എന്നെ വഞ്ചിച്ചിട്ടുണ്ട്” എന്നു വിചാരിച്ചു.
Mārkaṇḍeya (narration; includes Cāṇakya’s resolve/thought)
Scene: The king, struck by the crows’ revelation, turns inward—eyes lowered, jaw set—his court fading as a storm of resolve rises; the crows remain poised, awaiting command.
FAQs
A dharmic person treats truth and honor as non-negotiable; inner resolve is depicted as the guardian of righteous life.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it is part of the Revā Khaṇḍa sequence that typically culminates in a tīrtha’s importance.
None.