Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 59
ततो विस्मयमापन्नश्चिन्तयन्वै मुहुर्मुहुः । आकाशस्थं ददर्शासौ सामिषं कुररं नृपः
tato vismayamāpannaścintayanvai muhurmuhuḥ | ākāśasthaṃ dadarśāsau sāmiṣaṃ kuraraṃ nṛpaḥ
Então, tomado de espanto e refletindo repetidas vezes, o rei viu no céu um kurara, uma ave de rapina, levando carne.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration)
Tirtha: Bhṛgutunga-kunda (contextual)
Type: kund
Scene: The king looks upward in astonishment; against a bright sky an osprey circles, clutching a bloody morsel; the moment is charged, as if the tīrtha itself is speaking through the omen.
FAQs
A tīrtha’s greatness is often disclosed through striking signs that compel reflection and open the seeker to deeper meaning.
The episode unfolds at the kuṇḍa tīrtha reached by the king in the Revā-kṣetra account.
None; this is an omen-like narrative moment preceding the tīrtha’s demonstrated power.