Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 8
एतस्मिन्नंतरे दृष्टं मृगयूथं तरोरधः । उपविष्टं सुविश्रब्धं तैस्तदा द्विज सत्तमाः
etasminnaṃtare dṛṣṭaṃ mṛgayūthaṃ taroradhaḥ | upaviṣṭaṃ suviśrabdhaṃ taistadā dvija sattamāḥ
Pada saat itu, wahai yang terbaik di antara para dvija, mereka melihat kawanan rusa di bawah sebatang pohon, duduk dengan tenteram dan tanpa rasa takut.
Sūta
Tirtha: Mṛgatīrtha (tree-locus)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣayaḥ (addressed as dvija-sattamāḥ)
Scene: A tranquil herd of deer resting beneath a broad-canopied tree, bodies relaxed, ears at ease; in the distance, hunters notice them—calm foreground, impending threat background.
FAQs
The Purāṇic narrative often begins with an apparent ordinary scene—nature at rest—before revealing a hidden sacred turning point.
The unfolding origin account concerns Mṛgatīrtha.
None; it is narrative setup for the tīrtha’s emergence and later māhātmya.