Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 31
तावावां कृतसंकल्पौ त्वया कोपेन मानद । निरस्तावनिरस्तौ वा यास्यावः परमां गतिम्
tāvāvāṃ kṛtasaṃkalpau tvayā kopena mānada | nirastāvanirastau vā yāsyāvaḥ paramāṃ gatim
“พวกเราทั้งสองถูกผูกไว้ด้วยปณิธานอันกำหนดไว้แล้ว. โอ้ผู้ประทานเกียรติ ด้วยความกริ้วของท่าน—ไม่ว่าท่านจะขับไล่หรือไม่ขับไล่—พวกเราจักบรรลุคติอันสูงสุด”
The two crows (vāyasau)
Listener: The king (inner listener); Yudhiṣṭhira (outer listener)
Scene: The crows, still restrained, speak with surprising serenity: they declare their fixed resolve and that whether rejected or spared by the king’s anger, they will attain the supreme goal—turning the scene from violence to metaphysical calm.
FAQs
Purāṇic ethics intertwine human agency with karmic destiny; even punishment can become a turning-point toward liberation.
Not identified in this verse; the narrative continues toward the tīrtha-centered conclusion.
None.