Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 93
आकर्ण्य तत्करुणवत्परिदेवितानि तानि द्रुमा व्रततयः कुसुमाश्रुपातैः । प्रायो रुदंति पततां विरुतार्तरावैरालोल्यमौलिमसकृत्पवनच्छलेन
ākarṇya tatkaruṇavatparidevitāni tāni drumā vratatayaḥ kusumāśrupātaiḥ | prāyo rudaṃti patatāṃ virutārtarāvairālolyamaulimasakṛtpavanacchalena
Ao ouvir aqueles lamentos cheios de compaixão, as árvores—como ascetas firmes em seus votos—pareceram chorar em chuvas de flores, como lágrimas. Na maior parte, clamavam com os gritos aflitos das aves que caíam, e suas copas balançavam repetidas vezes, como que sob o pretexto do vento.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrative voice)
Tirtha: Kāśī-vana/ghāṭa-parisara (implied sacred grove)
Type: ghat
Scene: Trees stand like vow-bound ascetics; blossoms fall like tears; birds cry in distress as if sharing the lament; treetops sway repeatedly, ‘blaming the wind’ for their grief.
FAQs
It depicts cosmic sympathy: even nature mirrors human sorrow, intensifying the moral-emotional ground for turning toward sacred consolation.
Not directly; it remains part of the Kāśī Khaṇḍa’s larger praise of Kāśī’s sacred atmosphere.
None.