Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 83
इत्थं पुरा बकाभिख्यं बकवृत्तिमुपाश्रितम् । तदाऽर्जवे कृतमतिरनुजग्राह मां मुनिः
itthaṃ purā bakābhikhyaṃ bakavṛttimupāśritam | tadā'rjave kṛtamatiranujagrāha māṃ muniḥ
Demikianlah pada zaman dahulu, aku—dikenal sebagai ‘Baka’ dan hidup menurut laku burung bangau—telah dikurniai belas ihsan oleh sang muni, ketika tekadku beralih kepada kejujuran yang lurus.
Unspecified (first-person narrator within the puranic narration)
Scene: A narrator-figure recalls his former identity as ‘Baka’; a symbolic crane appears near a hermitage pond, while a sage extends a hand of blessing as the penitent bows, indicating the turn toward honesty.
FAQs
Even one who previously lived in hypocrisy can receive a sage’s compassion when genuine sincerity (ārjava) arises.
No explicit site is mentioned in this verse; it is part of a moral narrative rather than a direct tīrtha-stuti.
None; the emphasis is on inner reform—abandoning ‘baka-vṛtti’ and adopting sincerity.