The Tale of the Vulture and the She-Jackal: The Māhātmya of the Saukarava Sacred Field
पूर्णं वर्षसहस्रं वै जीवितं मम सुन्दरि ॥ ब्रूहि तत्परमं गुह्यं यन्मया पूर्वपृच्छितम् ॥
pūrṇaṃ varṣasahasraṃ vai jīvitaṃ mama sundari | brūhi tat paramaṃ guhyaṃ yanmayā pūrvapṛcchitam ||
मेरा जीवन पूरा हज़ार साल का है। अब वो बात बताओ जो मैंने पहले पूछा था, वो छुपा हुआ राज़।
Pṛthivī
The verse preserves a classical dialogic frame (question–answer instruction) typical of Purāṇic composition, where ‘guhya’ knowledge is transmitted through structured inquiry.
No location is explicitly identified here.
It foregrounds disciplined inquiry (pṛcchā) as the pathway to refined or ‘guhya’ understanding.
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