Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 73
यंयं पश्यामि तत्राहं भ्रममाणो महावने । वृक्षं वा प्राणिनो वापि तंतं पृच्छामि मोहतः
yaṃyaṃ paśyāmi tatrāhaṃ bhramamāṇo mahāvane | vṛkṣaṃ vā prāṇino vāpi taṃtaṃ pṛcchāmi mohataḥ
Mengembara dalam rimba yang besar itu, sesiapa atau apa sahaja yang kulihat—pokok atau makhluk bernyawa—aku menyoal satu demi satu kerana khayalku.
Narrator (unnamed male speaker within the Tīrthamāhātmya narrative)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A distraught seeker wanders in a dense sacred forest, turning to trees and animals as if they could answer, hands outstretched in pleading inquiry; the forest feels alive, watchful, and compassionate yet silent.
FAQs
When moha dominates, discernment collapses and one seeks answers everywhere; dharma restores clarity through right counsel and worship.
Not specified in this verse alone; it is embedded in the larger tīrthamāhātmya narration.
None.