क्रौंची क्रौंचवियोगेन गता सा च वनांतरे । मृता दैववशाज्जाता मृगी रैवतके गिरौ
krauṃcī krauṃcaviyogena gatā sā ca vanāṃtare | mṛtā daivavaśājjātā mṛgī raivatake girau
క్రౌంచ వియోగంతో ఆ క్రౌంచీ అరణ్యాంతరంలో తిరుగుతూ పోయింది. దైవవశాత్ మరణించి, రైవతక గిరిపై మృగిగా పునర్జన్మించింది.
Sūta (deduced: Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa narrative style, Sūta to the sages)
Tirtha: Raivataka-giri (within Vastrāpatha narrative ambit)
Type: peak
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Scene: A lone krauñcī bird, separated from her mate, wanders into a deep forest; the scene fades into her death and symbolic rebirth as a doe on Raivataka’s slopes.
Separation and sorrow unfold within karma’s web; rebirth follows destiny’s momentum until the soul meets purifying sacred places and dharmic guidance.
The wider Prabhāsa sacred geography, specifically Mount Raivataka, within the Vastrāpatha māhātmya context.
No ritual is prescribed; the verse sets up the karmic backstory tied to the sacred locale.
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