Varaha Purana 137.197: Adhyaya 137, Shloka 197
The Tale of the Vulture and the She-Jackal: The Māhātmya of the Saukarava Sacred Field
एकेन स तु बाणेन तया गृध्रो निपातितः॥ स तत्र पतितो गृध्रो वटमूले यशस्विनि॥
ekena sa tu bāṇena tayā gṛdhro nipātitaḥ || sa tatra patito gṛdhro vaṭamūle yaśasvini ||
उसने एक ही तीर से उस गिद्ध को गिरा दिया। वो गिद्ध वहाँ पेड़ के नीचे गिर गया।
Varāha (default per dialogue framework; speaker not explicit in fragment)
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It shows how Purāṇic narratives incorporate concise martial action to pivot the plot, often near tīrthas, blending landscape description with dramatic events.
The banyan (vaṭa) setting is specified, continuing the Gṛdhravaṭa locale introduced earlier.
The verse itself is descriptive; ethically it raises questions of justified violence and protection—topics typically resolved by broader narrative context not included here.
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