Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 62
किंवा युध्यस्व दुर्बुद्धे किंवा निर्याहि मे गिरा । क्षुधाक्षीणो मृतः पश्चान्निरयं यास्यसि ध्रुवम्
kiṃvā yudhyasva durbuddhe kiṃvā niryāhi me girā | kṣudhākṣīṇo mṛtaḥ paścānnirayaṃ yāsyasi dhruvam
“မဟုတ်လျှင် တိုက်ခိုက်လော့၊ အမိုက်မက်သူ၊ သို့မဟုတ် ငါ့အမိန့်အတိုင်း ထွက်လာလော့။ နောက်မှ ဆာလောင်၍ အားကုန်ကာ သေသွားလျှင် မလွဲမသွေ နရကသို့ သွားရမည်”
Śyena (hawk)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: The hawk issues a stark ultimatum—fight or surrender—while evoking the terror of hell for a death by cowardly hunger; the pigeon appears trapped between fear and duty.
FAQs
Inaction and fear can become spiritually ruinous; the verse frames cowardly death as leading to painful karmic consequence.
No specific tirtha is mentioned in this verse.
None; it is an ethical ultimatum within the story.