Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 33
आचख्यौ तापसः कश्चिद्भगिनी ते यवीयसी । निश्चेष्टा पतिता भूमावश्वत्थस्य समीपतः
ācakhyau tāpasaḥ kaścidbhaginī te yavīyasī | niśceṣṭā patitā bhūmāvaśvatthasya samīpataḥ
ഒരു താപസൻ അറിയിച്ചു—‘നിങ്ങളുടെ ഇളയ ഭഗിനി അശ്വത്ഥവൃക്ഷത്തിനരികെ നിലത്ത് നിശ്ചേഷ്ടയായി വീണുകിടക്കുന്നു.’
A tāpasa (ascetic) reporting to Yājñavalkya
Type: kshetra
Scene: An ascetic messenger points toward a large aśvattha tree; beneath it lies the younger sister, fallen and motionless, while nearby sages react with concern.
FAQs
It underscores swift compassion and response when a devotee or ascetic is in distress.
No named tīrtha appears in this verse; the aśvattha is a sacred landmark within the narrative setting.
None explicitly, though it implies an urgent duty of aid (seva/dharma) toward the fallen ascetic.