Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 24
एवमुक्तेऽथ ऋक्षेण सिंहस्तूष्णीमभूत्तदा । धर्मगुप्ते प्रबुद्धे तु ऋक्षः सुष्वाप भूरुहे
evamukte'tha ṛkṣeṇa siṃhastūṣṇīmabhūttadā | dharmagupte prabuddhe tu ṛkṣaḥ suṣvāpa bhūruhe
Quand l’ours eut ainsi parlé, le lion demeura alors silencieux. Et lorsque Dharmagupta s’éveilla, l’ours s’endormit sur un arbre.
Narrator (within Setukhaṇḍa narrative frame)
Scene: A moonlit forest tableau: the lion silent, the king Dharmagupta awakening, and the bear curling to sleep on a tree branch—stillness charged with impending danger.
FAQs
Dharma-teachings unfold through lived situations: silence, awakening, and the next act set the stage for moral testing.
Setukhaṇḍa situates the episode in the Setu sacred milieu, where stories function as dharma-instruction for pilgrims.
None in this verse; it is a narrative transition.