Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 41
आयामं तत्र संस्थित्वा तत्कुलायं विलोक्य च । पुनर्विनिर्गतः श्येनः सापि भीताब्रवीत्पुनः
āyāmaṃ tatra saṃsthitvā tatkulāyaṃ vilokya ca | punarvinirgataḥ śyenaḥ sāpi bhītābravītpunaḥ
ထိုနေရာ၌ ခဏတစ်လောက် ရပ်တည်ကာ ထိုအုံသို့ လှမ်းကြည့်ပြီးနောက် သိန်းငှက်သည် ထပ်မံ ထွက်ခွာသွား၏; သူမလည်း ကြောက်ရွံ့ကာ ထပ်မံ ပြောလေ၏။
Narrator (within Skanda → Agastya discourse, per Kāśī Khaṇḍa convention)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A bird-couple near their nest; a hawk returns, pauses, surveys the nest, then departs; the female bird trembles and speaks in fear.
FAQs
When harm is contemplated, the vulnerable naturally fear; dharma calls for timely counsel and protective action.
Not explicitly in this line; the Kāśī Khaṇḍa’s overall frame glorifies Kāśī, but this verse is narrative detail.
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