Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 23
चिन्तयन्नुपविष्टोऽसौ किमद्य प्रकरोम्यहम् । तत्रासीनो ददर्शाथ वनोद्देशे मृगान्बहून्
cintayannupaviṣṭo'sau kimadya prakaromyaham | tatrāsīno dadarśātha vanoddeśe mṛgānbahūn
Duduk di situ dia merenung, “Apakah yang harus aku lakukan hari ini?” Ketika duduk demikian, dia pun melihat banyak rusa di suatu kawasan hutan.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator; specific speaker not in snippet)
Tirtha: Revā-vanānta (contextual forest margin of Revā)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Under a tree by the riverbank, the seated ascetic thinks deeply; in the nearby forest clearing, a herd of deer appears, alert and scattered among shrubs.
FAQs
A mind unsettled by uncertainty becomes the doorway to karmic choices; vigilance and discernment are implied before action.
The broader context is the Revā (Narmadā) sacred landscape in the Revā Khaṇḍa, though this verse itself describes a forest scene.
None in this verse; it is narrative setup.