Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 9
अश्वारूढाश्च धावन्तो राजानो मण्डलाधिपाः । छत्रैश्छत्राणि घृष्यन्तोऽनुजग्मुः काननं प्रति
aśvārūḍhāśca dhāvanto rājāno maṇḍalādhipāḥ | chatraiśchatrāṇi ghṛṣyanto'nujagmuḥ kānanaṃ prati
Menunggang kuda dan melesat cepat, para raja penguasa wilayah mengikuti beliau menuju rimba; payung-payung kerajaan mereka saling bersentuhan dan bergesekan.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator, unspecified in snippet)
Scene: A fast-moving cavalcade of regional kings on horseback, racing toward the forest; multiple parasols crowd the sky, their edges brushing as they surge forward.
FAQs
Purāṇic narrative often shows how worldly splendor moves into wilderness—setting the stage for dharma-testing events.
No explicit tīrtha; the verse describes the approach to a forest that may later connect to Revā-region sanctity.
None.