Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 1
नारद उवाच । गृध्रस्यैतद्वचः श्रुत्वा दुःखविस्मयसंयुतः । इन्द्रद्युम्नस्तमा पृच्छय मरणायोपचक्रमे
nārada uvāca | gṛdhrasyaitadvacaḥ śrutvā duḥkhavismayasaṃyutaḥ | indradyumnastamā pṛcchaya maraṇāyopacakrame
নারদ বললেন—গৃধ্রের এই বাক্য শুনে দুঃখ ও বিস্ময়ে আচ্ছন্ন ইন্দ্রদ্যুম্ন তাকে আবার জিজ্ঞাসা করলেন এবং মৃত্যুর জন্য নিজেকে প্রস্তুত করতে লাগলেন।
Nārada
Listener: The audience within the frame narrative (and implicitly the sages/king-listeners)
Scene: Nārada narrates: Indradyumna, shaken, stands or sits with bowed head, eyes wide with wonder and sorrow; he questions the vulture while attendants look on; a subtle motif of funeral preparations or renunciant resolve appears.
FAQs
When karmic truth is revealed, a righteous person responds with sober introspection—recognizing mortality and seeking deeper understanding rather than denial.
No tīrtha is directly mentioned in this verse; it functions as narrative transition within the Kaumārikākhaṇḍa.
None explicitly; the verse describes an emotional and ethical turning point (questioning and readiness for renunciation/death).