Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 41
आयामं तत्र संस्थित्वा तत्कुलायं विलोक्य च । पुनर्विनिर्गतः श्येनः सापि भीताब्रवीत्पुनः
āyāmaṃ tatra saṃsthitvā tatkulāyaṃ vilokya ca | punarvinirgataḥ śyenaḥ sāpi bhītābravītpunaḥ
وہ کچھ دیر وہاں ٹھہر کر اور اُس گھونسلے کی طرف دیکھ کر، باز پھر روانہ ہو گیا؛ اور وہ بھی خوف زدہ ہو کر دوبارہ بولی۔
Narrator (within Skanda → Agastya discourse, per Kāśī Khaṇḍa convention)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A bird-couple near their nest; a hawk returns, pauses, surveys the nest, then departs; the female bird trembles and speaks in fear.
FAQs
When harm is contemplated, the vulnerable naturally fear; dharma calls for timely counsel and protective action.
Not explicitly in this line; the Kāśī Khaṇḍa’s overall frame glorifies Kāśī, but this verse is narrative detail.
None.