स एकदा चरंल्लोके सर्वानुग्रहतत्परः । क्रौंचारण्यं महाघोरं प्रविवेश यदृच्छया
sa ekadā caraṃlloke sarvānugrahatatparaḥ | krauṃcāraṇyaṃ mahāghoraṃ praviveśa yadṛcchayā
Một lần, khi du hành khắp thế gian với tâm nguyện ban ân phúc cho mọi loài, Ngài tình cờ bước vào rừng Krauñca vô cùng ghê rợn.
Sūta (narrator)
Tirtha: Krauñcāraṇya
Type: kshetra
Scene: The ascetic enters a dark, formidable forest—twisted trees, rocky ground, ominous shadows—yet he remains fearless and compassionate, staff in hand.
A realized yogin roams for the uplift of beings; even frightening places become stages for grace and dharma.
Krauñcāraṇya (the Krauñca Forest) is named as the setting, suggesting a sacred-geographic narrative locus within the Purāṇa.
None; it is a narrative movement into a place where subsequent religious events/teachings may unfold.