Varaha Purana 136.116: Adhyaya 136, Shloka 116
A Sūtra-like Manual of Expiations for Ritual Transgressions
गृध्रस्तु सप्त वर्षाणि जायते खचरॆश्वरः ॥ चरन्तौ मानुषं मांसमुभौ तौ गृध्रजम्बुकौ ॥
gṛdhras tu sapta varṣāṇi jāyate khacareśvaraḥ || carantau mānuṣaṁ māṁsam ubhau tau gṛdhrajambukau
गिधाड सात वर्षे आकाशचारींचा अधिपती म्हणून जन्म घेतो; आणि ते दोघे—गिधाड व कोल्हा—मानवी मांस खात खात भटकत राहतात।
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It illustrates a Purāṇic narrative technique: moral causality is conveyed through striking rebirth imagery and liminal beings (aerial lordship, scavenging).
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By depicting disturbing consequences, it functions as a cautionary motif about transgressive behavior and its karmic aftermath.
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