Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 12
सस्यानि तद्भयात्सूते त्वनुप्तापि वसुंधरा । सदैव फलिनो जातास्तरवोप्यवकेशिनः
sasyāni tadbhayātsūte tvanuptāpi vasuṃdharā | sadaiva phalino jātāstaravopyavakeśinaḥ
اُس کے خوف سے، بے بوئے بھی زمین فصلیں اُگا دیتی ہے؛ اور بے برگ درخت بھی ہمیشہ پھل دینے والے بن جاتے ہیں۔
Skanda (contextual attribution within Kāśīkhaṇḍa Uttarārdha dialogues)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A fearful landscape where fields sprout without sowing and barren trees hang heavy with fruit, while an unseen tyrant’s dread pervades the air; Kāśī’s sacred skyline faintly present as witness.
FAQs
When adharma dominates, even nature appears to act unnaturally; dharma is the true stabilizing order of the world.
The broader frame is Kāśī in the Kāśīkhaṇḍa, though this verse itself emphasizes moral-cosmic disruption rather than naming a specific tīrtha.
None; it is a descriptive verse illustrating the effects of fear and oppression on the natural order.