Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 9
अद्यापि भयमेवाहं पश्यन्नस्मि विभो पुरः । तेन स्मृतोऽपि भवता नाव्रजं भवदन्तिके
adyāpi bhayamevāhaṃ paśyannasmi vibho puraḥ | tena smṛto'pi bhavatā nāvrajaṃ bhavadantike
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Haṃsa
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīrtha milieu
Type: river
Listener: Vibhu (addressed lordly figure in context, likely Dhātā/Brahmā)
Scene: The haṃsa stands at a distance, eyes wide, as if seeing fear itself in front; Brahmā (or the addressed ‘Vibhu’) is near, yet the bird hesitates to approach despite being summoned.
FAQs
Fear clouds duty and discernment; turning toward the divine with honesty is the remedy.
Not applicable in this verse.
None.