Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 55
अकालागमनं तस्या रौद्रं भंभारवं तथा । दृष्ट्वा श्रुत्वा च वत्सोऽसौ शंकितः परिपृच्छति
akālāgamanaṃ tasyā raudraṃ bhaṃbhāravaṃ tathā | dṛṣṭvā śrutvā ca vatso'sau śaṃkitaḥ paripṛcchati
Melihat kepulangannya yang tidak pada waktunya dan mendengar lenguhan yang keras serta gelisah itu, anak lembu tersebut menjadi cemas dan mula bertanya kepadanya.
Pulastya (narration continues)
Tirtha: Gokula (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: The calf pauses, ears alert, eyes worried; Kapilā’s posture is tense, her lowing harsh; the moment hangs with suspense as questioning begins.
FAQs
When dharma demands sacrifice, even loved ones sense the disturbance—truth must then be spoken with care.
Not explicit; the verse serves the moral narrative embedded in the Arbuda māhātmya context.
None.