Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 86
एतस्मिन्नंतरे कश्चिद्राक्षसो गालवं मुनिम् । आययौ भक्षितुं घोरः क्षुधया पीडितो भृशम्
etasminnaṃtare kaścidrākṣaso gālavaṃ munim | āyayau bhakṣituṃ ghoraḥ kṣudhayā pīḍito bhṛśam
À cet instant, un rākṣasa effroyable survint pour dévorer le sage Gālava, cruellement tourmenté par une faim ardente.
Sūta (narrator, deduced from Purāṇic narration style within Setukhaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Setukṣetra (Setubandha)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A gaunt, terrifying rākṣasa, eyes blazing with hunger, emerges suddenly toward the calm sage Gālava in a coastal sacred landscape; wind and sea-spray heighten the menace.
FAQs
Even sudden danger becomes the doorway to divine protection when one stands in dharma and devotion.
Setukṣetra (Setu region), with the narrative later centering on Dharmapuṣkariṇī.
None in this verse; it sets up the crisis that leads to prayer and divine intervention.