Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 39
स कदाचिद्वने क्वापि रममाणौ किशोरकौ । अपश्यदंतकाकारो नवोढौ मुनिदंपती
sa kadācidvane kvāpi ramamāṇau kiśorakau | apaśyadaṃtakākāro navoḍhau munidaṃpatī
ഒരിക്കൽ വനത്തിൽ എവിടെയോ ആ അന്തകസദൃശൻ, ആനന്ദത്തോടെ ക്രീഡിച്ചുകൊണ്ടിരുന്ന നവവിവാഹിത യുവ മുനിദമ്പതികളെ കണ്ടു।
Narrator (Purāṇic recounting)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A youthful sage and his newlywed wife play joyfully in a forest clearing—gentle smiles, garlands, soft light—while, from behind trees, the death-like rākṣasa watches, casting a long shadow toward them.
FAQs
The Purāṇas contrast innocent dharmic life with predatory adharma, preparing the listener to see how righteousness is tested and ultimately safeguarded.
No tīrtha is specified; the scene is set generically in a forest (vana) as part of the moral narrative.
None.