Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 21
एकदा मृगयाकेलिलोलुपः स महीपतिः । विवेश गह्वरं घोरं बलेन महतावृतः
ekadā mṛgayākelilolupaḥ sa mahīpatiḥ | viveśa gahvaraṃ ghoraṃ balena mahatāvṛtaḥ
Once, that king—eager for the sport of hunting—entered a dreadful, cavern-like forest depth, surrounded by a great force.
Narrator (not specified in the excerpt; likely the Purāṇic narrator within Brāhma Khaṇḍa)
Scene: A king on a chariot with bow, surrounded by soldiers and hunters, entering a dark, cavernous forest corridor; twisted trees, rocky overhangs like a cave-mouth, ominous shadows.
FAQs
Attachment to thrill and sport can draw even the powerful into peril; Purāṇic narratives often use such turns to introduce moral consequence.
No tīrtha is mentioned in this verse; it sets the scene in a frightening forest region.
None; it is narrative scene-setting.