Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 33
आचख्यौ तापसः कश्चिद्भगिनी ते यवीयसी । निश्चेष्टा पतिता भूमावश्वत्थस्य समीपतः
ācakhyau tāpasaḥ kaścidbhaginī te yavīyasī | niśceṣṭā patitā bhūmāvaśvatthasya samīpataḥ
ఒక తాపసుడు తెలిపాడు—‘మీ చిన్న సోదరి అశ్వత్థ వృక్ష సమీపంలో నేలపై నిశ్చేష్టగా పడిపోయింది.’
A tāpasa (ascetic) reporting to Yājñavalkya
Type: kshetra
Scene: An ascetic messenger points toward a large aśvattha tree; beneath it lies the younger sister, fallen and motionless, while nearby sages react with concern.
FAQs
It underscores swift compassion and response when a devotee or ascetic is in distress.
No named tīrtha appears in this verse; the aśvattha is a sacred landmark within the narrative setting.
None explicitly, though it implies an urgent duty of aid (seva/dharma) toward the fallen ascetic.