व्याघ्रः क्षुत्क्षामकण्ठश्च तस्या मार्गावलोककः । संरंभाटोपसंयुक्तः सृक्किणी परिलेहयन्
vyāghraḥ kṣutkṣāmakaṇṭhaśca tasyā mārgāvalokakaḥ | saṃraṃbhāṭopasaṃyuktaḥ sṛkkiṇī parilehayan
क्षुत्क्षामकण्ठो व्याघ्रः तस्या मार्गम् अवलोकयन्, संरम्भाटोपयुक्तः सृक्किणी परिलेहयन् स्थितः।
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator voice within the Māhātmya)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A gaunt, starving tiger lurks, eyes fixed on the path, bristling with aggressive pride, licking its mouth—an ambush poised to strike.
The verse heightens the moral tension—predatory hunger versus a devotee’s steadfastness—preparing for a dharmic transformation.
The immediate focus is the sacred narrative landscape of the Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya; no distinct named tīrtha appears in this line.
None; it is narrative characterization.
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