Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 57
एकदा रक्षतस्तस्य पशूंस्तत्र गिरेरधः । एकः पशुर्विनिष्क्रांतः सत्पथात्तृणलोभतः
ekadā rakṣatastasya paśūṃstatra gireradhaḥ | ekaḥ paśurviniṣkrāṃtaḥ satpathāttṛṇalobhataḥ
ഒരു ദിവസം അവൻ മലയുടെ അടിവാരത്ത് പശുക്കളെ കാത്തുകൊണ്ടിരുന്നു. അപ്പോൾ പുല്ലിന്റെ മോഹത്തിൽ ഒരു മൃഗം സത്പഥം വിട്ട് തെറ്റിപ്പോയി.
Unspecified in snippet (narrative voice; likely Sūta)
Tirtha: Ratnāditya-kṣetra environs (contextual)
Type: peak
Listener: Dvijottamāḥ
Scene: At the hill’s base, a cow strays from the path toward tempting grass; the aged herder notices and follows, with the sacred landscape hinting at an imminent revelation.
FAQs
Even small deviations from the ‘right path’ (satpatha) can lead to danger—setting the stage for dharmic response and grace.
A hill-adjacent sacred area within the Adhyāya 212 tīrtha account; the precise name is not present in this verse alone.
None; it narrates the circumstance that triggers the subsequent action.
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