Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 3
क्रीडन्ती च जलस्थाने तडागे देवसन्निधौ । अन्वेष्या च त्वया राजंस्तस्य मार्गं विजानता
krīḍantī ca jalasthāne taḍāge devasannidhau | anveṣyā ca tvayā rājaṃstasya mārgaṃ vijānatā
‘ദേവസന്നിധിയോടു ചേർന്ന കുളത്തിലെ ജലസ്ഥാനത്ത് അവൾ കളിച്ചുകൊണ്ടിരുന്നു; രാജാവേ, വഴികൾ അറിയുന്ന നിങ്ങൾ തന്നേ അവളെ അന്വേഷിക്കണം.’
Narrator (within Revā Khaṇḍa context; exact speaker not explicit in snippet)
Type: kund
Scene: The companions describe the exact spot: a shining pond beside a shrine; in the background, a small temple or deity-marker; the king is urged to search along known paths.
FAQs
Dharma includes protecting the vulnerable, especially in sacred precincts; authority must act when harm occurs near holy places.
A sacred pond (taḍāga) near a deity’s presence is indicated, within the Revā Khaṇḍa landscape; the verse does not give a proper name.
No explicit rite is prescribed; the emphasis is on investigation and protection.