Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 22
तत्राससाद तां व्याघ्रो दंष्ट्रोत्कटमुखावहः । सा तं दृष्टवती पापं त्रासमाप मृगीव हि
tatrāsasāda tāṃ vyāghro daṃṣṭrotkaṭamukhāvahaḥ | sā taṃ dṛṣṭavatī pāpaṃ trāsamāpa mṛgīva hi
Dort stellte sich ihr ein Tiger entgegen, mit schrecklichem Antlitz und hervortretenden Fangzähnen. Als sie das böse Tier sah, packte sie die Angst wie eine Hirschkuh.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration within Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Arbuda (Arbudakṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Scene: In a dim forest clearing on Arbuda, a tiger with bared fangs confronts a lone cow; the cow recoils like a doe, eyes wide with terror, dust and leaves swirling.
FAQs
Crisis reveals character; fear becomes the catalyst for vows, truth, and dharmic negotiation.
The Arbuda mountain setting frames the episode; no named tīrtha appears in this verse.
None.