अथापश्यन्मृतं तत्र सारमेयं चिरोषितम् । संशुष्कं गन्धनिर्मुक्तं गृहप्रांते व्यवस्थितम्
athāpaśyanmṛtaṃ tatra sārameyaṃ ciroṣitam | saṃśuṣkaṃ gandhanirmuktaṃ gṛhaprāṃte vyavasthitam
Di situ dia melihat seekor anjing mati yang sudah lama terbaring di sana—kering sepenuhnya, tidak berbau—terbaring di pinggir rumah.
Skanda (deduced; Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narration style)
Scene: A dried carcass of a dog at the house’s edge; the sage’s gaze fixes on it with reluctant resolve; the air is still, the earlier stench absent.
The Purāṇa portrays hunger as a severe trial that forces difficult choices, setting the stage for reflection on dharma, compassion, and the limits of the body.
No tīrtha is named here; it is part of the chapter’s narrative arc leading to tīrtha-centered resolution elsewhere.
None.