Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 27
तया तु षष्टिहायिन्या पीडिताः प्राणिनोऽखिलाः । केचिदंबुधितीरेषु गिरिद्रोणीषु केचन
tayā tu ṣaṣṭihāyinyā pīḍitāḥ prāṇino'khilāḥ | kecidaṃbudhitīreṣu giridroṇīṣu kecana
Dahil sa tagtuyot na tumagal ng animnapung taon, napahirapan ang lahat ng nilalang. Ang ilan ay nanirahan sa mga dalampasigan, at ang iba nama’y sa mga lambak sa gitna ng kabundukan.
Skanda
Listener: Agastya
Scene: A panoramic scene of drought refugees: gaunt humans and animals moving toward the sea; others descending into greenish mountain ravines where a trickle of water remains; the sky harsh and pale.
FAQs
When dharma-supporting order falters, beings scatter in search of survival—hinting that true refuge is ultimately spiritual, not merely geographical.
No single tīrtha is named in this verse; it describes widespread displacement prior to the Avimukta/Kāśī-centered resolution.
None; it is descriptive narrative.
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