Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 73
चरेण केनचिद्दृष्टाः कथिता नृपसन्निधौ । अश्वाश्च बहुशो दोला रथाश्च बहुशो वृषाः
careṇa kenaciddṛṣṭāḥ kathitā nṛpasannidhau | aśvāśca bahuśo dolā rathāśca bahuśo vṛṣāḥ
ഒരു ചാരൻ അവരെ കണ്ടു രാജസന്നിധിയിൽ അറിയിച്ചു—അനവധി കുതിരകൾ, അനവധി ദോലകൾ, അനവധി രഥങ്ങൾ, കൂടാതെ അനവധി വൃഷഭങ്ങളും ഉണ്ട്.
Narrator (contextual; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa-style narration within the Purāṇic frame)
Scene: A scout stands before the king, gesturing toward the horizon; behind him, a distant line of horses, palanquins, chariots, and bull-carts approaches; courtiers listen.
FAQs
Purāṇic tīrtha narratives often move through social order—news reaches rulers, and dharma unfolds through proper reception and inquiry.
The Dharmāraṇya region and its approach are in view; the Gaṅgā-bank setting frames the episode.
None; it is a courtly report describing the approaching group.