Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 97
एवं संबोधयित्वा मां गृहीत्वा ते मुहुर्जनैः । निन्यु र्गृहं ततः सर्वे वनात्तस्मात्सुदारुणात्
evaṃ saṃbodhayitvā māṃ gṛhītvā te muhurjanaiḥ | ninyu rgṛhaṃ tataḥ sarve vanāttasmātsudāruṇāt
Après m’avoir ainsi consolé et instruit, ces gens me saisirent à maintes reprises; puis tous me ramenèrent à la maison, loin de cette forêt extrêmement redoutable.
Unspecified first-person narrator/character in the episode (context not provided in snippet)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A group of villagers/pilgrims supports a shaken man, holding his arms and leading him along a path out of a dark forest toward a distant village/home with lamps; the forest appears menacing behind.
FAQs
Good counsel and supportive community can pull a person back from fear and confusion toward dharmic stability.
Not specified in this isolated verse; it belongs to a broader tīrthamāhātmya narrative frame.
No ritual instruction appears in this shloka.