Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 39
तक्षकस्य विषोल्काभिः सोऽपि दग्धोऽभवत्तदा । तं नरं न विजिज्ञाते तौ च काश्यपतक्षकौ
takṣakasya viṣolkābhiḥ so'pi dagdho'bhavattadā | taṃ naraṃ na vijijñāte tau ca kāśyapatakṣakau
തക്ഷകന്റെ വിഷാഗ്നിയുടെ ജ്വലിക്കുന്ന കണികകളാൽ ആ മനുഷ്യനും അപ്പോൾ ദഹിച്ചു. എന്നാൽ കാശ്യപനും തക്ഷകനും ആ മനുഷ്യൻ ആരെന്നു തിരിച്ചറിയാനായില്ല।
Narrator (Purāṇic voice within Setukhaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Setukṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Poison-embers engulf the man; Takṣaka and Kāśyapa look on, both uncertain, their faces showing surprise and concern; ash drifts across the coastal air.
FAQs
Destructive actions can consume unknown innocents; dharma restrains power with compassion and accountability.
The Setu/Rāmeśvara section provides the sacred frame; the verse focuses on ethical consequence within the narrative.
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