Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 7
समायाता महारौद्रा लुब्ध काश्चापपाणयः । कृष्णांगा भ्रममाणास्ते यमदूता इवाऽपरे
samāyātā mahāraudrā lubdha kāścāpapāṇayaḥ | kṛṣṇāṃgā bhramamāṇāste yamadūtā ivā'pare
Bấy giờ những thợ săn cực kỳ hung bạo kéo đến, tay cầm cung. Thân hình đen sẫm, lảng vảng khắp nơi, họ tựa như những sứ giả khác của thần Yama.
Sūta
Tirtha: Mṛgatīrtha (narrative prelude)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣayaḥ
Scene: Fierce hunters enter the forest with bows; their bodies dark and ominous, faces hard; the forest’s harmony is disturbed, evoking the simile of Yama’s messengers.
FAQs
The narrative frames adharmic violence as death-like, setting up a contrast where the tīrtha later becomes a refuge and purifier.
This is part of the lead-up to Mṛgatīrtha’s origin story.
None; it introduces antagonistic figures within the tīrtha-origin account.