Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 62
दृष्ट्वा पक्षिसमूहं तु अस्थिखण्डं व्यसर्जयत् । विहगानां समस्तानां धावतां चैव पश्यताम्
dṛṣṭvā pakṣisamūhaṃ tu asthikhaṇḍaṃ vyasarjayat | vihagānāṃ samastānāṃ dhāvatāṃ caiva paśyatām
പക്ഷികളുടെ കൂട്ടം കണ്ടപ്പോൾ അത് ആ അസ്ഥിഖണ്ഡം വിട്ടുകളഞ്ഞു; എല്ലാ വിഹംഗങ്ങളും ഓടിവന്ന് നോക്കി നിന്നു।
A princess/maiden recounting her former-life account to a king (deduced)
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) context; specific sub-tīrtha not named in provided verses
Type: tirtha
Scene: A predator bird releases the bone fragment; below, a rushing, watching multitude of birds converges, creating a whirl of wings around the falling relic; the ground/riverbank is poised to become the focal point.
FAQs
A seemingly minor event becomes the turning point that carries the soul toward grace, emphasizing the hidden workings of dharma and tīrtha-merit.
The Revā/Narmadā tīrtha, immediately before the bone fragment falls into the sacred waters near Hanūmanteśvara.
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