Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 23
चिन्तयन्नुपविष्टोऽसौ किमद्य प्रकरोम्यहम् । तत्रासीनो ददर्शाथ वनोद्देशे मृगान्बहून्
cintayannupaviṣṭo'sau kimadya prakaromyaham | tatrāsīno dadarśātha vanoddeśe mṛgānbahūn
അവൻ ഇരുന്നുകൊണ്ട് ‘ഇന്ന് ഞാൻ എന്ത് ചെയ്യണം?’ എന്ന് ചിന്തിച്ചു. അങ്ങനെ ഇരിക്കുമ്പോൾ വനപ്രദേശത്ത് അനേകം മൃഗങ്ങളെ അവൻ കണ്ടു.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator; specific speaker not in snippet)
Tirtha: Revā-vanānta (contextual forest margin of Revā)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Under a tree by the riverbank, the seated ascetic thinks deeply; in the nearby forest clearing, a herd of deer appears, alert and scattered among shrubs.
FAQs
A mind unsettled by uncertainty becomes the doorway to karmic choices; vigilance and discernment are implied before action.
The broader context is the Revā (Narmadā) sacred landscape in the Revā Khaṇḍa, though this verse itself describes a forest scene.
None in this verse; it is narrative setup.