Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 137
अपमर्दश्च सततं गजैर्वन्यैश्च देहिभिः । तृड्बुभुक्षा च सर्पाणां क्रोधो दुःखं च दारुणम्
apamardaśca satataṃ gajairvanyaiśca dehibhiḥ | tṛḍbubhukṣā ca sarpāṇāṃ krodho duḥkhaṃ ca dāruṇam
Há esmagamento e pisoteio constantes por elefantes selvagens e outros seres corporificados. Também para as serpentes há tormentos: sede e fome, e uma ira feroz que por si mesma se torna sofrimento terrível.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Listener: Mother (Pārvatī/Umā)
Scene: Wild elephants crash through undergrowth, trampling smaller creatures; serpents writhe in thirst and hunger, their anger flaring as a visible aura of suffering; the forest feels oppressive and unsafe.
FAQs
Embodiment brings recurring afflictions—fear, hunger, and destructive emotions—encouraging restraint and detachment.
None; the verse is part of a general teaching on saṃsāra.
None explicitly.