ततः सैन्यं समुत्सज्य मृगं लिप्सुर्महीपतिः । अन्यद्वनांतरं प्राप्तो रौद्रं चित्तभयावहम्
tataḥ sainyaṃ samutsajya mṛgaṃ lipsurmahīpatiḥ | anyadvanāṃtaraṃ prāpto raudraṃ cittabhayāvaham
Então o rei, desejoso de capturar o veado, deixou o seu exército para trás e entrou noutro trecho da floresta — feroz, terrível e amedrontador ao coração.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)
Scene: The king leaves his army behind; alone (or with minimal attendants) he enters a darker, fiercer forest tract—gnarled trees, shadowed paths, ominous beasts’ eyes.
When one becomes absorbed in a single pursuit, even royal supports fall away; Purāṇas use such isolation to prepare the seeker for dependence on dharma and the grace of sacred places.
Not named in this verse; it introduces the ominous landscape that precedes the tīrtha’s disclosure.
None.