Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 201
गृध्र उवाच । इन्द्रद्युम्नेति विख्यातं राजानं न स्मराम्यहम् । न दृष्टो न श्रुतश्चापि इन्द्रद्युम्नो महीपतिः
gṛdhra uvāca | indradyumneti vikhyātaṃ rājānaṃ na smarāmyaham | na dṛṣṭo na śrutaścāpi indradyumno mahīpatiḥ
গৃধ্ৰে ক’লে: ‘ইন্দ্ৰদ্যুম্ন’ নামে বিখ্যাত কোনো ৰজাক মই নুস্মৰোঁ। মহীপতি ইন্দ্ৰদ্যুম্নক মই নেদেখিলোঁ, নুশুনিলোঁও।
Gṛdhra (Gṛdhrarāja)
Listener: Ulūka (owl)
Scene: The vulture responds with calm certainty, almost austere: ‘I do not remember.’ The owl appears startled. The background feels emptier, emphasizing the void left by forgotten history.
FAQs
Even royal fame can vanish from memory; lasting merit is rooted in dharma and sacred acts, not renown.
No site is directly praised; the verse serves the narrative tension within the Tīrthamāhātmya journey.
None.
Ask anything about this verse
Curious about the meaning, context, or a word? Ask, and continue the conversation in the Vedapath app.
A free Google sign-in keeps your chat saved across web and the app.
Read Skanda Purana in the Vedapath app
Scan the QR code to open this directly in the app, with audio, word-by-word meanings, and more.