Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 8
एतस्मिन्नंतरे दृष्टं मृगयूथं तरोरधः । उपविष्टं सुविश्रब्धं तैस्तदा द्विज सत्तमाः
etasminnaṃtare dṛṣṭaṃ mṛgayūthaṃ taroradhaḥ | upaviṣṭaṃ suviśrabdhaṃ taistadā dvija sattamāḥ
Pada ketika itu, wahai yang terbaik antara yang dua kali lahir, mereka (para pemburu) melihat sekawan rusa di bawah sebatang pokok, duduk dengan tenang dan berasa aman sepenuhnya.
Sūta
Tirtha: Mṛgatīrtha (tree-locus)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣayaḥ (addressed as dvija-sattamāḥ)
Scene: A tranquil herd of deer resting beneath a broad-canopied tree, bodies relaxed, ears at ease; in the distance, hunters notice them—calm foreground, impending threat background.
FAQs
The Purāṇic narrative often begins with an apparent ordinary scene—nature at rest—before revealing a hidden sacred turning point.
The unfolding origin account concerns Mṛgatīrtha.
None; it is narrative setup for the tīrtha’s emergence and later māhātmya.