Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 14
अन्वधावतं तं ऋक्षमैकः सिंहो वनेचरः । अनुद्रुतः स सिंहेन ऋक्षो वृक्षमुपारुहत्
anvadhāvataṃ taṃ ṛkṣamaikaḥ siṃho vanecaraḥ | anudrutaḥ sa siṃhena ṛkṣo vṛkṣamupāruhat
สิงห์ผู้เที่ยวอยู่ในพนาได้ไล่ตามหมีตัวนั้น ครั้นหมีถูกสิงห์ไล่ต้อน ก็ปีนขึ้นสู่ต้นไม้เช่นกัน
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (contextual attribution)
Tirtha: Setukhaṇḍa (forest episode site)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A lion in full pursuit, muscles taut, eyes fixed on the bear; the bear scrambles up the same tree where the prince already clings, creating a stacked tableau of fear.
FAQs
The instinct to seek shelter is universal; the Purāṇic narrative uses it to unfold higher dharma beyond mere survival.
Setu/Rāmeśvara’s sacred region frames the chapter, though this verse is purely narrative.
None in this verse.
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