Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 39
स कदाचिद्वने क्वापि रममाणौ किशोरकौ । अपश्यदंतकाकारो नवोढौ मुनिदंपती
sa kadācidvane kvāpi ramamāṇau kiśorakau | apaśyadaṃtakākāro navoḍhau munidaṃpatī
ایک بار جنگل میں کہیں، اُس انتک جیسے ہولناک نے ایک نو بیاہتا نوجوان جوڑے کو دیکھا—ایک مُنی اور اُس کی پتنی—جو خوشی سے کھیل رہے تھے۔
Narrator (Purāṇic recounting)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A youthful sage and his newlywed wife play joyfully in a forest clearing—gentle smiles, garlands, soft light—while, from behind trees, the death-like rākṣasa watches, casting a long shadow toward them.
FAQs
The Purāṇas contrast innocent dharmic life with predatory adharma, preparing the listener to see how righteousness is tested and ultimately safeguarded.
No tīrtha is specified; the scene is set generically in a forest (vana) as part of the moral narrative.
None.