अथाविदूरे क्रोशंतौ धावंतौ द्विजदंपती । अन्वीयमानौ व्याघ्रेण ददर्श नृपसत्तमः
athāvidūre krośaṃtau dhāvaṃtau dvijadaṃpatī | anvīyamānau vyāghreṇa dadarśa nṛpasattamaḥ
پھر قریب ہی، بہترین بادشاہ نے ایک برہمن جوڑے کو روتے چلاتے دوڑتے دیکھا، جن کے پیچھے ایک ببر شیر لگا ہوا تھا۔
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa addressing sages)
Scene: The king notices nearby a brāhmaṇa husband and wife running, crying, chased by a tiger closing in.
A ruler’s dharma is to protect the vulnerable—especially those seeking refuge—when danger suddenly arises.
No tīrtha is named here; the verse is part of a moral narrative emphasizing protection (rakṣaṇa-dharma).
None; the focus is on immediate ethical duty in a crisis.