Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 11
समुत्तीर्ण महास्रोता युवा सिंहपराक्रमः । विचचार बलैः साकं दरीषु मृगयन्मृगान्
samuttīrṇa mahāsrotā yuvā siṃhaparākramaḥ | vicacāra balaiḥ sākaṃ darīṣu mṛgayanmṛgān
Ayant franchi un grand torrent, le jeune homme—au courage de lion—erra avec ses troupes, chassant les bêtes dans les ravins.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in Brāhma-khaṇḍa narration)
Tirtha: Setu-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A youthful king, lion-like, having crossed a roaring torrent, moves with armed retinue through steep ravines, scanning for game amid dense forest shadows.
FAQs
It frames heroic energy in worldly pursuits, which the narrative later redirects toward discernment, restraint, and reverence for sanctity.
Setukhaṇḍa’s sacred geography underlies the episode; the verse itself does not name a tīrtha.
None.