Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 23
चिन्तयन्नुपविष्टोऽसौ किमद्य प्रकरोम्यहम् । तत्रासीनो ददर्शाथ वनोद्देशे मृगान्बहून्
cintayannupaviṣṭo'sau kimadya prakaromyaham | tatrāsīno dadarśātha vanoddeśe mṛgānbahūn
เขานั่งอยู่ที่นั่นครุ่นคิดว่า “วันนี้เราควรทำสิ่งใด?” ครั้นนั่งดังนั้นก็แลเห็นกวางมากมายในบริเวณหนึ่งของป่า
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator; specific speaker not in snippet)
Tirtha: Revā-vanānta (contextual forest margin of Revā)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Under a tree by the riverbank, the seated ascetic thinks deeply; in the nearby forest clearing, a herd of deer appears, alert and scattered among shrubs.
FAQs
A mind unsettled by uncertainty becomes the doorway to karmic choices; vigilance and discernment are implied before action.
The broader context is the Revā (Narmadā) sacred landscape in the Revā Khaṇḍa, though this verse itself describes a forest scene.
None in this verse; it is narrative setup.