Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 1
सूत उवाच । प्राप्तसिंहासनो वीरो भद्रायुः स महीपतिः । प्रविवेश वनं रम्यं कदाचिद्भार्यया सह
sūta uvāca | prāptasiṃhāsano vīro bhadrāyuḥ sa mahīpatiḥ | praviveśa vanaṃ ramyaṃ kadācidbhāryayā saha
സൂതൻ പറഞ്ഞു— സിംഹാസനം പ്രാപിച്ച വീരനായ ഭദ്രായു എന്ന മഹീപതി, ഒരിക്കൽ ഭാര്യയോടൊപ്പം മനോഹരമായ വനത്തിൽ പ്രവേശിച്ചു।
Sūta
Scene: King Bhadrāyu, newly enthroned, rides or walks with his queen into a verdant forest—trees arching overhead, attendants at a respectful distance, the couple central, suggesting impending encounter or revelation.
FAQs
Even after attaining power, life’s next dharmic lessons unfold through new settings—here, the forest becomes the stage for further instruction and events.
No named tīrtha appears in this opening verse; it introduces a forest episode.
None.