Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 140
क्षुत्तृट्क्लेशेन महता संत्रस्ताश्च सदा मृगाः । पशुनागनिकायानां श्रृणु दुःखानि यानि च
kṣuttṛṭkleśena mahatā saṃtrastāśca sadā mṛgāḥ | paśunāganikāyānāṃ śrṛṇu duḥkhāni yāni ca
ด้วยความทุกข์ใหญ่จากความหิวและความกระหาย เหล่าสัตว์ป่าย่อมหวาดผวาอยู่เสมอ บัดนี้จงฟังเถิด ถึงทุกข์ทั้งหลายของหมู่สัตว์เลี้ยงและหมู่ช้างด้วย
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Listener: Mother (Pārvatī/Umā)
Scene: A frightened herd of animals searches for water; parched ground and sparse vegetation suggest scarcity; in the distance, larger elephant groups loom—both majestic and threatening—while the narrative voice invites the listener to ‘hear’ further.
FAQs
Embodied existence is driven by fear and need; recognizing this fosters compassion and dispassion.
No site is named in this verse.
None.