Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 8
आगच्छति यथा भक्ष्यं मार्जारस्य च मूषिकः । न शक्नोषि तथा यातुं संस्थितस्त्वं ममाग्रतः
āgacchati yathā bhakṣyaṃ mārjārasya ca mūṣikaḥ | na śaknoṣi tathā yātuṃ saṃsthitastvaṃ mamāgrataḥ
جیسے چوہا بلی کی خوراک بننے کو خود آگے آتا ہے، ویسے ہی تُو میرے سامنے کھڑا ہو کر بھی یہاں سے جا نہیں سکے گا۔
Andhaka
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā)
Type: river
Listener: Keśava (Kṛṣṇa/Vāsudeva)
Scene: Andhaka likens Keśava to a mouse approaching a cat; the scene can show a symbolic mouse stepping toward a poised cat while the two warriors face each other in the foreground.
FAQs
Predatory arrogance is depicted as a hallmark of adharma; such speech foreshadows the downfall of the aggressor.
None; the verse is part of a combat dialogue, not a tirtha-māhātmya passage.
None; it contains no instruction on vrata, dāna, snāna, or japa.