Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 61
लज्जानम्रशिराःसोऽथ वृत्तांतं विनिवेद्य च । निनाय तामरण्यानीं शबरस्तं धनंजयम्
lajjānamraśirāḥso'tha vṛttāṃtaṃ vinivedya ca | nināya tāmaraṇyānīṃ śabarastaṃ dhanaṃjayam
Kemudian orang Śabara itu menundukkan kepala kerana malu, menyampaikan seluruh peristiwa, lalu membawa Dhanaṃjaya masuk ke belantara rimba, menuntunnya bersama.
Narrative voice (Skanda relating to Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī (peripheral forest episode)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A Śabara, head bowed in shame, narrates the incident and leads Dhanaṃjaya into the deep forest; the path suggests impending recovery of the bone-casket.
FAQs
Shame can prompt confession; narratively, actions lead one into difficult paths until dharma is restored.
None in this verse; it is a transitional narrative segment within the Kāśī Khaṇḍa.
None.