Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 14
एकमार्गगतो राजा चित्रसेनो महीपतिः । एकाकी स गतस्तत्र यत्र यत्र च ते मृगाः
ekamārgagato rājā citraseno mahīpatiḥ | ekākī sa gatastatra yatra yatra ca te mṛgāḥ
चित्रसेनो महीपतिः राजा एकमार्गगतोऽभवत्। स एकाकी तत्र गतः, यत्र यत्र ते मृगाः गताः।
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Revā Khaṇḍa)
Scene: Citrasena alone on a narrow path, tracking the deer’s route; darkness and dense foliage press in, but his posture is resolute.
FAQs
Pursuit of fleeting objects can isolate a person; solitude becomes the doorway to inner reflection and grace.
Not named in this verse; it moves the king toward the divine lake described shortly after.
None; it narrates the king’s solitary pursuit.
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