एकादशे मर्कटश्च गृध्रोऽहं द्वादशे भवे । त्रयोदशेऽहं नकुलो वायसश्च चतु र्दशे
ekādaśe markaṭaśca gṛdhro'haṃ dvādaśe bhave | trayodaśe'haṃ nakulo vāyasaśca catu rdaśe
In der elften Geburt wurde ich zum Affen; in der zwölften zum Geier. In der dreizehnten zum Nakula (Mungo); und in der vierzehnten zum Raben.
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Scene: Four quick vignettes: a monkey leaping among branches; a vulture circling above a barren ground; a mongoose alert near a dwelling; a crow perched on a boundary post—each linked by a subtle thread of the same ‘traveler-soul’.
The soul’s journey can become wearisome across many forms, preparing the ground for dispassion (nirveda) and turning toward dharma.
No tīrtha is referenced in this verse.
None.