Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 49
प्रियोदितं निशम्येति स भवित्री दशार्दितः । सरीढं पुनरप्याह प्रिये मा भैः खगात्ततः
priyoditaṃ niśamyeti sa bhavitrī daśārditaḥ | sarīḍhaṃ punarapyāha priye mā bhaiḥ khagāttataḥ
പ്രിയയുടെ വാക്കുകൾ കേട്ട് അവൻ (പ്രാവ്) പ്രതിസന്ധിയിൽ വിറച്ച് പുറപ്പെട്ടു. എങ്കിലും സ്നേഹത്തോടെ വീണ്ടും പറഞ്ഞു—“പ്രിയേ, ആ പക്ഷിയെ ഭയപ്പെടേണ്ട.”
Narrator voice within Skanda’s narration (reporting the male pigeon’s response)
Tirtha: Avimukta-kṣetra (Kāśī)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and sages (frame, typical)
Scene: The male pigeon, shaken yet resolute, departs after hearing his mate; he turns back to reassure her: ‘Do not fear that bird.’ The predator’s presence is implied.
FAQs
In crisis, one should listen to good counsel, act, and also steady loved ones with courage—yet courage must be guided by wisdom.
The overarching glorification is of Kāśī in the Kāśī Khaṇḍa; this verse is part of an illustrative tale within that sacred setting.
None.