Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 4
मृगयूथे स्थितं दृष्ट्वा गोवत्सं तत्पदातिना । उक्तो राजा मया दृष्टं कौतुकं नृपसत्तम
mṛgayūthe sthitaṃ dṛṣṭvā govatsaṃ tatpadātinā | ukto rājā mayā dṛṣṭaṃ kautukaṃ nṛpasattama
मृगांच्या कळपात उभा असलेला गोवत्स पाहून त्या पायदळ सैनिकाने राजास म्हटले— “हे नृपश्रेष्ठ, मी एक अद्भुत कौतुक पाहिले आहे।”
Sūta (narration; dialogue reported)
Scene: A foot-soldier in a forest clearing points out a lone calf standing calmly amid a clustered herd of deer; the king listens, intrigued, with attendants behind.
FAQs
The sacred often announces itself through the extraordinary, drawing attention toward a hidden tīrtha and divine presence.
The developing account is leading toward Govatsa-tīrtha in Dharmāraṇya.
None; it narrates an auspicious anomaly that prompts the king to investigate.