Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 57
एकदा रक्षतस्तस्य पशूंस्तत्र गिरेरधः । एकः पशुर्विनिष्क्रांतः सत्पथात्तृणलोभतः
ekadā rakṣatastasya paśūṃstatra gireradhaḥ | ekaḥ paśurviniṣkrāṃtaḥ satpathāttṛṇalobhataḥ
Un jour, tandis qu’il gardait le bétail au pied de la colline, une bête s’écarta du droit chemin, séduite par l’avidité de l’herbe.
Unspecified in snippet (narrative voice; likely Sūta)
Tirtha: Ratnāditya-kṣetra environs (contextual)
Type: peak
Listener: Dvijottamāḥ
Scene: At the hill’s base, a cow strays from the path toward tempting grass; the aged herder notices and follows, with the sacred landscape hinting at an imminent revelation.
FAQs
Even small deviations from the ‘right path’ (satpatha) can lead to danger—setting the stage for dharmic response and grace.
A hill-adjacent sacred area within the Adhyāya 212 tīrtha account; the precise name is not present in this verse alone.
None; it narrates the circumstance that triggers the subsequent action.