Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 20
नागा ऊचुः । मातर्वयं त्वदाह्वानाद्विहाय क्रीडनं बलात् । प्राप्ताः प्रहृष्टा मृष्टान्नं दास्यत्यद्य प्रसूरिति
nāgā ūcuḥ | mātarvayaṃ tvadāhvānādvihāya krīḍanaṃ balāt | prāptāḥ prahṛṣṭā mṛṣṭānnaṃ dāsyatyadya prasūriti
Os Nāgas disseram: «Mãe, ao teu chamado deixamos à força a nossa brincadeira e viemos aqui, contentes, pensando: “Hoje nossa mãe certamente nos dará alimento excelente”.»
Nāgas (Kādraveyas)
Scene: Young nāgas, playful moments halted, glide toward their mother with hopeful faces; bowls/platters of imagined food contrast with the looming shadow of a deceitful task.
FAQs
It sets up the reversal where expectation of comfort turns into moral conflict—warning against complacency.
No tirtha is specified in this dialogue verse.
None; it is conversational narration.