Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 2
सूत उवाच । आनर्त्ताधिपतिर्भूपश्चमत्कार इति स्मृतः । एतस्मिन्नंतरे प्राप्तस्तत्र हंतुं वने मृगान् । स ददर्श मृगीं दूरान्निश्चलांगीं तरोरधः । स्तनं सुताय यच्छंतीं विश्वस्तामकुतोभयाम्
sūta uvāca | ānarttādhipatirbhūpaścamatkāra iti smṛtaḥ | etasminnaṃtare prāptastatra haṃtuṃ vane mṛgān | sa dadarśa mṛgīṃ dūrānniścalāṃgīṃ taroradhaḥ | stanaṃ sutāya yacchaṃtīṃ viśvastāmakutobhayām
苏多说道：有一位国王，为阿那尔塔之主，名号称为“奇妙者”（Camatkāra）。当时他来到那片森林欲猎鹿。从远处他见一母鹿在树下，四肢不动，安然哺乳其子——信任宁定，四方无惧。
Sūta
Type: kshetra
Scene: King Camatkāra in hunting attire enters a quiet forest; under a tree a doe stands still, nursing her fawn without fear, bathed in dappled shade—an omen of sanctity.
FAQs
The narrative contrasts royal hunting impulse with the serene fearlessness found near sanctified landscapes, setting the stage for moral awakening.
The Nāgarakhaṇḍa forest-tīrtha region where extraordinary calm and auspiciousness are observed in nature.
None; the verse introduces a storyline (king’s arrival and the doe’s fearlessness) that typically precedes later tīrtha instructions.