Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 7
सिंहव्याघ्रवराहैश्च गजैः खड्गैर्निषेवितम् । बहुपक्षियुतं दिव्यं यथा चैत्ररथं वनम्
siṃhavyāghravarāhaiśca gajaiḥ khaḍgairniṣevitam | bahupakṣiyutaṃ divyaṃ yathā caitrarathaṃ vanam
ते वन सिंह, व्याघ्र, वराह, गज व गेंडा यांसारख्या प्राण्यांनी वसलेले होते; अनेक पक्ष्यांनी युक्त ते दिव्य वन जणू स्वर्गीय चैत्ररथ वनासारखे होते।
Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Dāruvana
Type: kshetra
Listener: King (rājan)
Scene: A wondrous forest teeming with lions, tigers, boars, elephants, and rhinoceroses; flocks of birds fill the canopy; the whole scene is likened to the celestial Caitraratha forest.
FAQs
The Purāṇic sacred landscape is portrayed as both awe-inspiring and cosmically resonant, preparing the listener for divine manifestation.
The verse glorifies the mythic setting (Dāruvana) rather than a named tīrtha; it supports the forthcoming Guhāvāsī account.
None.