Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 13
सूत उवाच । तस्यास्तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा तं प्रोवाच जनार्दनः । गरुडं दैन्यसंयुक्तं भासपिंडोपमं स्थितम्
sūta uvāca | tasyāstadvacanaṃ śrutvā taṃ provāca janārdanaḥ | garuḍaṃ dainyasaṃyuktaṃ bhāsapiṃḍopamaṃ sthitam
قال سوتا: «فلما سمع كلامها، خاطبه جاناردانا—غارودا المغمور بالأسى، القائم ككتلةٍ من معدنٍ باهت».
Sūta
Type: kshetra
Scene: Sūta narrates: Janārdana addresses Garuḍa, who stands in misery, compared to a dull metallic lump—suggesting loss of radiance, heaviness, and immobilized power.
FAQs
Even exalted beings can fall into misery through fault; divine guidance initiates the path back to dignity.
This verse is narrative setup within Tīrthamāhātmya; the specific site is not identified in the verse itself.
No ritual is prescribed here; it introduces Garuḍa’s condition prior to instruction.