Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 10
यस्मिन्नानामृगा भांति धावमाना इतस्ततः । कलत्रपुत्रपुष्ट्यर्थं लोभार्थं मानवा इव
yasminnānāmṛgā bhāṃti dhāvamānā itastataḥ | kalatraputrapuṣṭyarthaṃ lobhārthaṃ mānavā iva
അവിടെ പലവിധ മൃഗങ്ങൾ ഇങ്ങോട്ടും അങ്ങോട്ടും ഓടുന്നതായി കാണപ്പെടുന്നു; ലാഭലോഭത്തിൽ ഭാര്യാ-പുത്രപോഷണാർത്ഥം മനുഷ്യർ ഓടുന്നതുപോലെ।
Sūta (contextual continuation)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A lively forest slope with many deer and wild animals darting in different directions; the composition subtly juxtaposes them with small human figures in the distance, suggesting worldly hurry.
FAQs
Worldly restlessness driven by greed is subtly critiqued; the purāṇa invites dharmic reflection even through nature-similes.
Vindhya is described as teeming with life, serving as the setting for the forthcoming tīrtha narrative.
None explicitly; the verse offers ethical reflection (lobha vs. dharma) rather than a ritual command.