Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 34
बलाध्यक्षेण विधृता मृगैः सह शनैर्नृपः । ददर्श महदाश्चर्यं भोजराजो जनैर्वृतः
balādhyakṣeṇa vidhṛtā mṛgaiḥ saha śanairnṛpaḥ | dadarśa mahadāścaryaṃ bhojarājo janairvṛtaḥ
Ditahan oleh panglima angkatan, dan rusa-rusa itu pun telah ditawan, maka raja Bhojarāja—dikelilingi rakyatnya—perlahan-lahan menyaksikan suatu keajaiban yang besar.
Unspecified (Purāṇic narrator within Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Bhojarāja, held back by his commander, stands amid soldiers and townsfolk; in the foreground the captured deer and the unconscious deer-faced woman; the king’s face shows astonishment.
FAQs
The ‘great wonder’ motif signals that sacred places teach through astonishment, turning attention from power to pilgrimage-minded inquiry.
Vastrāpathakṣetra in Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa.
None in this verse.