Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 32
मृगमध्ये स्थितश्चाहं न कंचिदुपरोधये । तां वाचं मानुषीं श्रुत्वा स राजा विस्मयान्वितः
mṛgamadhye sthitaścāhaṃ na kaṃciduparodhaye | tāṃ vācaṃ mānuṣīṃ śrutvā sa rājā vismayānvitaḥ
“Aku sedang berdiri di antara rusa dan tidak mengganggu sesiapa pun.” Mendengar suara manusia itu, raja dipenuhi dengan kehairanan.
Ṛkṣaśṛṅga (first half), Narrator (second half reporting the king’s reaction)
Tirtha: Revā-khaṇḍa forest-tīrtha environs (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A king-hunter pauses in astonishment as a human voice arises from among deer in a forest clearing; deer cluster around, the moment suspended between fear and wonder.
FAQs
Non-harming presence is the mark of sanctity; recognition of holiness awakens conscience, shown by the king’s astonishment.
The verse sits within the Revā Khaṇḍa’s sacred narrative milieu; no named tīrtha appears here.
None.