Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 134
मत्स्याश्वप्रकराश्चैव कूर्मग्राहादयोऽपि वा । पुत्रोत्पत्तौ च हृष्यन्ति विपत्तौ यान्ति दुःखिताम्
matsyāśvaprakarāścaiva kūrmagrāhādayo'pi vā | putrotpattau ca hṛṣyanti vipattau yānti duḥkhitām
مچھلیاں، گھوڑوں کی بہت سی قسمیں، اور کچھوے، مگرمچھ وغیرہ بھی—اولاد کی پیدائش پر خوش ہوتے ہیں، اور مصیبت آنے پر غمگین ہو جاتے ہیں۔
Narrator within Revā-khaṇḍa (deductive; exact speaker not explicit in snippet)
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā)
Type: river
Scene: A river scene with fish schooling, a turtle surfacing, a crocodile near reeds, and horses on the bank; pairs with young are shown rejoicing, while a shadow of danger (net, storm, predator) suggests calamity and sorrow.
FAQs
Attachment brings alternating joy and grief; dharma urges awareness of this bond while cultivating steadiness and right conduct.
None is named in the verse; it functions as a general dharmic reflection within the Revā-khaṇḍa context.
None; the verse is illustrative rather than prescriptive.