Varaha Purana 137.189: Adhyaya 137, Shloka 189
The Tale of the Vulture and the She-Jackal: The Māhātmya of the Saukarava Sacred Field
अङ्गमध्ये तु विद्धा सा स्फुरन्ती सर्वमङ्गला ॥ तथा सा बाणसन्तप्ता व्यथया च परिप्लुता
aṅgamadhye tu viddhā sā sphurantī sarvamaṅgalā || tathā sā bāṇasantaptā vyathayā ca pariplutā
उसके शरीर के बीच में तीर लगा था, वो काँपने लगी। तीर से जली हुई और दर्द में बुरी तरह फंसी हुई थी।
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Such injury-and-lament imagery is a common narrative catalyst in Purāṇic storytelling, prompting confession, instruction, or ethical resolution.
No geographic location is identified in this verse fragment.
Implicitly, it foregrounds the consequences of violence and the urgency of truthful disclosure or corrective action in the narrative.
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