Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 4
केनैषा मामिका धेनुः प्रहारैर्जर्जरीकृता । तापस्यस्तापसाः सर्वे कस्मादेते रुदन्ति च
kenaiṣā māmikā dhenuḥ prahārairjarjarīkṛtā | tāpasyastāpasāḥ sarve kasmādete rudanti ca
“是谁如此残忍地殴打我的母牛？为何所有的苦行者都在哭泣？”
Sūta
Type: kshetra
Scene: Close-focus scene: Rāma points toward the battered cow; ascetic men and women weep around her; the ruined hermitage frames the background; the emotional center is the cow and the tears of the tapasvins.
FAQs
It underscores the sanctity of the cow and the āśrama community; harming either is a serious adharma that causes collective suffering.
This line does not identify a named tīrtha; it emphasizes the holiness of the hermitage environment within the chapter.
None explicitly; the verse implies dharmic duties like protection and care for the cow and ascetics.
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