Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 7
अन्यस्मिन्दिवसे दृष्टः कृतमांसपरिग्रहः । कुररश्चंचुना व्योम्नि गच्छमानस्त्वरान्वितः
anyasmindivase dṛṣṭaḥ kṛtamāṃsaparigrahaḥ | kuraraścaṃcunā vyomni gacchamānastvarānvitaḥ
Noutro dia vi uma águia-pescadora que, com um pedaço de carne preso no bico, atravessava o céu em grande pressa.
Unspecified (narrator introducing an illustrative example)
Scene: An osprey (kurara) streaks across a pale sky clutching a bloody morsel; its eye is wide with fear as it senses pursuit.
FAQs
Possession (parigraha) creates fear and restlessness; the parable begins by showing how grasping invites pursuit and anxiety.
No tīrtha is named in this verse; it is a didactic illustration within the broader tīrtha discourse.
None; it is narrative instruction through a moral example.