वनेचरोऽथ तत्स्थानं दैवाद्विस्मृतवान्मुने । दिग्भ्रांतिं समवाप्याथ परिबभ्राम कानने
vanecaro'tha tatsthānaṃ daivādvismṛtavānmune | digbhrāṃtiṃ samavāpyātha paribabhrāma kānane
Kemudian sang penghuni rimba itu, wahai resi, karena kehendak takdir melupakan tempat itu. Diliputi kebingungan arah, ia pun mengembara di belantara.
Narrative voice (Skanda relating to Agastya; addressing ‘mune’)
Listener: Ṛṣis of Naimiṣāraṇya (frame) / addressed to 'muni' within verse
Scene: A lone forest-dweller/pilgrim stands amid dense woodland, looking around in confusion as paths fork and fade; light shafts filter through trees, suggesting fate’s veil over memory.
When fate (daiva) turns adverse, the mind loses clarity; dharma requires steadiness amid confusion.
Not specified in this verse; it functions as plot movement within the Kāśī Khaṇḍa.
None.