व्याघ्रः क्षुत्क्षामकण्ठश्च तस्या मार्गावलोककः । संरंभाटोपसंयुक्तः सृक्किणी परिलेहयन्
vyāghraḥ kṣutkṣāmakaṇṭhaśca tasyā mārgāvalokakaḥ | saṃraṃbhāṭopasaṃyuktaḥ sṛkkiṇī parilehayan
بھوک سے اس کا گلا سوکھا ہوا تھا؛ وہ شیر اس کے آنے والے راستے کو تاک رہا تھا—غصّے اور غرور سے تن کر، منہ کے کنارے چاٹتا ہوا۔
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.