Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 40
अपरेद्युरपि श्येनस्तत्र भारशिलातले । कियदंतरमासाद्योपविष्टोऽतिप्रहृष्टवत्
aparedyurapi śyenastatra bhāraśilātale | kiyadaṃtaramāsādyopaviṣṭo'tiprahṛṣṭavat
அடுத்த நாளும் அந்தச் சேனன் அங்கே வந்தான்; சிறிது தூரம் அணைந்து, கனத்த பாறையின் மேற்பரப்பில் அமர்ந்தான்—மிக மகிழ்ந்தவன்போல்.
Narrator (within Skanda’s discourse to Agastya, Kāśī Khaṇḍa default attribution)
Tirtha: Kāśī (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and sages (frame typical)
Scene: Next day, the hawk returns and perches on a massive rock slab, appearing unusually pleased—an anticipatory tableau.
FAQs
Danger often returns repeatedly; vigilance and discernment are essential aspects of dhārmic living.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it is embedded in the Kāśī Khaṇḍa’s broader sacred narrative.
None.