Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 86
कदाचिद्राजपुत्रेण विनासौ द्विजनंदनः । स्नातुं गतो नदीतीरे चचार बहुलीलया
kadācidrājaputreṇa vināsau dvijanaṃdanaḥ | snātuṃ gato nadītīre cacāra bahulīlayā
Pada suatu ketika, tanpa sang pangeran, anak brāhmaṇa itu pergi mandi ke tepi sungai dan berjalan-jalan di sana dengan riang bermain.
Narrator (Purāṇic narration)
Type: ghat
Scene: A young brāhmaṇa boy alone at a riverbank, playful and carefree, moving along the shore with water shimmering; the scene foreshadows discovery.
FAQs
Purāṇic narratives often show how ordinary acts like river-bathing become gateways to providential events.
A riverbank is mentioned but not named; the tīrtha identity is not specified in this verse.
Snāna (bathing) at the riverbank is described, though not framed here as a formal vow.