Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 20
तच्छ्रुत्वा विस्मयाविष्ट इंद्रद्युम्नोऽपि दुःखितः । पप्रचछ जीविते हेतुमतिमात्रे विहंगमम्
tacchrutvā vismayāviṣṭa iṃdradyumno'pi duḥkhitaḥ | papracacha jīvite hetumatimātre vihaṃgamam
En entendant cela, Indradyumna, saisi d’étonnement et pourtant affligé, interrogea l’oiseau, d’une sagesse éminente, sur la cause de sa longue vie.
Narrator (contextual)
Tirtha: Jagadyogeśvara (Śiva-sthāna)
Type: kshetra
Scene: King Indradyumna, astonished and saddened, questions a wise vulture-bird about the secret cause of its long life; the setting hints at a sacred forest shrine atmosphere.
FAQs
A dharmic seeker responds to shocking truth with inquiry, aiming to understand causes (hetu) behind karmic outcomes.
No explicit site is named; the verse transitions into a mahātmya-style explanation of karmic causality.
None; it introduces a question about the karmic reason for longevity.