Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 23
गिरौ विषमभूभागे वहुवृक्षसमाकुले । मृगयूथगता नारी मया दृष्टा मृगानना
girau viṣamabhūbhāge vahuvṛkṣasamākule | mṛgayūthagatā nārī mayā dṛṣṭā mṛgānanā
Sur la montagne, en un terrain accidenté et encombré de nombreux arbres, je vis une femme au milieu d’un troupeau de cerfs—le visage pareil à celui d’une biche.
Śiva (narrating); direct speech by the forest-guard
Tirtha: Vastrāpatha
Type: kshetra
Scene: On rugged, uneven mountain ground thick with trees, a doe-faced young woman moves among a herd of deer; the observer watches from concealment.
FAQs
The Purāṇas use wondrous, liminal figures to hint at karmic mystery—often a prelude to revelation of a sacred site’s power and compassion.
Not explicitly named here; the marvel serves as narrative momentum toward the Vastrāpatha-kṣetra tīrtha’s greatness.
None.