Varaha Purana 137.95: Adhyaya 137, Shloka 95
The Tale of the Vulture and the She-Jackal: The Māhātmya of the Saukarava Sacred Field
पर्यङ्कस्य तले तत्र राजा दर्शनलालसः ॥ विलोक्य तां वरारोहां ततश्चिन्तापरायणाम् ॥ ततः कमलपत्राक्षी वेदनायासपीडिता ॥ रुजार्ता रुरुदे तत्र शिरोवेदनताडिता ॥
paryaṅkasya tale tatra rājā darśanalālasaḥ || vilokya tāṁ varārohāṁ tataś cintāparāyaṇām || tataḥ kamalapatrākṣī vedanāyāsapīḍitā || rujārtā rurude tatra śirovedanatāḍitā ||
वहाँ बिस्तर के नीचे राजा देखने को तरस रहा था। उसने उस औरत को देखा जो चिंता में डूबी हुई थी। फिर उस कमल जैसी आँखों वाली औरत ने रोया। उसे दर्द हो रहा था, थकावट भी थी, और सर में बहुत दर्द था।
Narrator (default framework: Varāha narrating); characters described: a king and a woman
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It reflects Purāṇic narrative technique—character description and emotional states—useful for literary analysis of kāvya-like diction within Purāṇas.
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Implicitly, it highlights compassion-worthy suffering and the social responsibility to recognize and respond to another’s distress.
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