Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 16
अदृश्यांस्तु मृगान्मत्वा दिशो राजा व्यलोकयत् । कां दिशं नु गमिष्यामि क्व मे सैन्यसमागमः
adṛśyāṃstu mṛgānmatvā diśo rājā vyalokayat | kāṃ diśaṃ nu gamiṣyāmi kva me sainyasamāgamaḥ
मृग दृष्टीआड झाले असे मानून राजाने सर्व दिशा न्याहाळल्या आणि म्हणाला— “आता मी कोणत्या दिशेला जाऊ? माझ्या सैन्याशी माझा संगम कुठे होईल?”
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Revā Khaṇḍa)
Listener: Sage/assembly frame typical of Skanda Purāṇa (not specified in this verse)
Scene: A solitary king in hunting attire stands in a dense forest, turning to the four directions with worry, the sense of his retinue absent; shafts of light cut through trees, emphasizing isolation.
FAQs
When worldly supports disappear, one is compelled to seek right direction—often leading toward sacred refuge.
Not specified in this verse; it prepares the moment that leads to the divine lake (sarovara) described next.
None; it records the king’s anxious reflection.