Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 68
न कारुण्यं त्वया किंचिद्दाक्षिण्यं च स्त्रियं प्रति । दयां म्लेच्छा हि कुर्वन्ति वचनं वीक्ष्य योषिताम्
na kāruṇyaṃ tvayā kiṃciddākṣiṇyaṃ ca striyaṃ prati | dayāṃ mlecchā hi kurvanti vacanaṃ vīkṣya yoṣitām
നിനക്ക് സ്ത്രീകളോട് അല്പം പോലും കാരുണ്യമോ ദാക്ഷിണ്യമോ ഇല്ല. സ്ത്രീകളുടെ വാക്കുകൾ കേട്ടാൽ മ്ലേച്ഛന്മാർ പോലും ദയ കാണിക്കാറുണ്ടല്ലോ.
Dānava women (collective lament; addressing Fire/agent of burning)
Scene: A woman, tearful yet resolute, rebukes the roaring fire; behind her, other women clasp hands in prayer; the composition contrasts harsh flame textures with the softness of pleading faces.
FAQs
Compassion is presented as a baseline of dharma—its absence is portrayed as worse than the conduct expected even of the uncultured.
None directly; the Revā Khaṇḍa context supplies the sacred setting.
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