Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 20
तत्रैका गौः परिभ्रष्टा स्वयूथात्तृणतृष्णया । कपिलेति च विख्याता स्वयूथस्याग्रगामिनी
tatraikā gauḥ paribhraṣṭā svayūthāttṛṇatṛṣṇayā | kapileti ca vikhyātā svayūthasyāgragāminī
Là, une vache s’égara loin de son troupeau, poussée par la faim d’herbe et la soif. Elle était connue sous le nom de Kapilā, celle qui marchait en tête, guide de son troupeau.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration within Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Arbuda-parvata (Kapilā-nimitta spot; unnamed here)
Type: kshetra
Listener: nṛpa (addressed as 'O king')
Scene: Kapilā, the foremost cow, separates from the herd, moving toward greener patches and the promise of water; gopas notice her absence as the herd mills anxiously on the slope.
FAQs
Even the strong and leading can become vulnerable; dharma is tested when the helpless are separated from their community.
The Arbuda region’s sacred setting underlies the episode; this verse introduces Kapilā rather than a named tīrtha.
None in this verse.