Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 20
स च व्याधः स्त्रियौ दृष्ट्वा स्मरदूती जगाद ताम् । देवि मामत्तुमायाति करे गृह्णातु मां सखी
sa ca vyādhaḥ striyau dṛṣṭvā smaradūtī jagāda tām | devi māmattumāyāti kare gṛhṇātu māṃ sakhī
អ្នកប្រមាញ់នោះ ឃើញស្ត្រីទាំងពីរ ក៏និយាយទៅកាន់ ស្មរទូតី ថា៖ «ព្រះនាងអើយ គាត់កំពុងមកលេបខ្ញុំ សូមសហាយរបស់អ្នកយកខ្ញុំដាក់ក្នុងដៃ!»
Vyādha (hunter)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A hunter sees the two women and urgently pleads to Smaradūtī: ‘He is coming to devour me—let your friend take me into her hand!’
FAQs
Even those engaged in adharma seek refuge when danger arises, illustrating how fear can force a turn toward dependence and protection.
Not specified in this verse; the scene remains within the forest setting of the tīrtha narrative.
None.
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