Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 201
गृध्र उवाच । इन्द्रद्युम्नेति विख्यातं राजानं न स्मराम्यहम् । न दृष्टो न श्रुतश्चापि इन्द्रद्युम्नो महीपतिः
gṛdhra uvāca | indradyumneti vikhyātaṃ rājānaṃ na smarāmyaham | na dṛṣṭo na śrutaścāpi indradyumno mahīpatiḥ
गृध्र म्हणाला—‘इंद्रद्युम्न’ नावाने विख्यात असा कोणताही राजा मला आठवत नाही. इंद्रद्युम्न हा महीपति ना मी पाहिला, ना त्याबद्दल ऐकले.
Gṛdhra (Gṛdhrarāja)
Listener: Ulūka (owl)
Scene: The vulture responds with calm certainty, almost austere: ‘I do not remember.’ The owl appears startled. The background feels emptier, emphasizing the void left by forgotten history.
FAQs
Even royal fame can vanish from memory; lasting merit is rooted in dharma and sacred acts, not renown.
No site is directly praised; the verse serves the narrative tension within the Tīrthamāhātmya journey.
None.