स रथी मृगयासक्तो गहनं दंशित श्चरन् । कमपि ज्वलनाकारं निजघान निशाचरम्
sa rathī mṛgayāsakto gahanaṃ daṃśita ścaran | kamapi jvalanākāraṃ nijaghāna niśācaram
तो रथी राजा मृगयेत आसक्त होऊन घन अरण्यात फिरत होता; तेव्हा अग्नीसारखा ज्वलंत आकार असलेल्या एका निशाचरास त्याने ठार केले।
Narrator (not specified in the excerpt; likely the Purāṇic narrator within Brāhma Khaṇḍa)
Scene: In a dark forest, the king on chariot releases a decisive blow; before him stands a blazing, fire-like night-being—silhouette rimmed with flames; soldiers recoil in fear.
Worldly pursuits can lead to unintended confrontations with hidden forces; Purāṇas frame such moments as tests of discernment and dharma.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the setting is a dense forest.
None is stated.