Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 65
इत्युक्तस्तरुणा पक्षी स तत्रास्ते मनोजवः । तद्भारात्सा तरोः शाखा भग्नाऽभूद्द्विजसत्तमाः
ityuktastaruṇā pakṣī sa tatrāste manojavaḥ | tadbhārātsā taroḥ śākhā bhagnā'bhūddvijasattamāḥ
ครั้นถูกหนุ่มนั้นกล่าวดังนี้ นกผู้รวดเร็วประหนึ่งจิตก็ลงเกาะ ณ ที่นั้น แต่ด้วยน้ำหนักของมัน กิ่งไม้ก็หักลง โอ้ท่านผู้ประเสริฐในหมู่ทวิชะ
Paurāṇika narrator (contextual; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa style narration within Setukhaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Setu (Rāma-setu) ambit
Type: kshetra
Scene: A colossal bird, mind-swift, alights on a tree; the branch bends and snaps under the sudden weight, creating a moment of peril for unseen beings below.
FAQs
Even immense power must be guided by care; unintended harm can arise from sheer strength, so dharmic awareness is required.
The broader context is Setu Māhātmya (Setukhaṇḍa), associated with Setu/Rāmeśvaram sacred geography, though this verse itself is narrative setup.
None in this verse; it describes an incident leading to later consequences.
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