Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 137
अपमर्दश्च सततं गजैर्वन्यैश्च देहिभिः । तृड्बुभुक्षा च सर्पाणां क्रोधो दुःखं च दारुणम्
apamardaśca satataṃ gajairvanyaiśca dehibhiḥ | tṛḍbubhukṣā ca sarpāṇāṃ krodho duḥkhaṃ ca dāruṇam
May walang tigil na pagdurog at pagyurak ng mga mailap na elepante at iba pang may katawan. Sa mga ahas man ay may pahirap—uhaw at gutom, at mabangis na poot na siya ring nagiging kakila-kilabot na pagdurusa.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Listener: Mother (Pārvatī/Umā)
Scene: Wild elephants crash through undergrowth, trampling smaller creatures; serpents writhe in thirst and hunger, their anger flaring as a visible aura of suffering; the forest feels oppressive and unsafe.
FAQs
Embodiment brings recurring afflictions—fear, hunger, and destructive emotions—encouraging restraint and detachment.
None; the verse is part of a general teaching on saṃsāra.
None explicitly.
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