Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 4
मृगयूथे स्थितं दृष्ट्वा गोवत्सं तत्पदातिना । उक्तो राजा मया दृष्टं कौतुकं नृपसत्तम
mṛgayūthe sthitaṃ dṛṣṭvā govatsaṃ tatpadātinā | ukto rājā mayā dṛṣṭaṃ kautukaṃ nṛpasattama
হৰিণৰ জাকৰ মাজত থিয় হৈ থকা গোৱাছা দেখি সেই পদাতিকজনে ৰজাক ক’লে— “হে নৃপসত্তম, মই এক আশ্চৰ্য কৌতুক দেখিলোঁ।”
Sūta (narration; dialogue reported)
Scene: A foot-soldier in a forest clearing points out a lone calf standing calmly amid a clustered herd of deer; the king listens, intrigued, with attendants behind.
FAQs
The sacred often announces itself through the extraordinary, drawing attention toward a hidden tīrtha and divine presence.
The developing account is leading toward Govatsa-tīrtha in Dharmāraṇya.
None; it narrates an auspicious anomaly that prompts the king to investigate.