Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 18
सिंहव्याघ्रैस्तथा चान्यैः पतिता नष्टचेतनाः । भक्ष्यंते चेतयन्तोऽपि तथाऽन्ये चलनाक्षमाः
siṃhavyāghraistathā cānyaiḥ patitā naṣṭacetanāḥ | bhakṣyaṃte cetayanto'pi tathā'nye calanākṣamāḥ
Alguns, caídos sem sentidos, foram devorados por leões, tigres e outras feras; outros, ainda conscientes, também foram comidos, pois nem sequer podiam mover-se.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)
Scene: A grim forest scene: fallen travelers, lions and tigers emerging from scrub, some victims unconscious, others conscious but immobile; dust and shadow dominate, conveying sudden violence.
FAQs
The verse underscores the fragility of life and the urgency of dharma; in tīrtha-māhātmya contexts, such crisis prepares for the saving power of sacred place and devotion.
Not identified in this verse; it depicts the narrative low point before the tīrtha’s significance becomes manifest.
None.