Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 20
तच्छ्रुत्वा विस्मयाविष्ट इंद्रद्युम्नोऽपि दुःखितः । पप्रचछ जीविते हेतुमतिमात्रे विहंगमम्
tacchrutvā vismayāviṣṭa iṃdradyumno'pi duḥkhitaḥ | papracacha jīvite hetumatimātre vihaṃgamam
یہ سن کر اندرَدْیُمن حیرت میں ڈوب گیا اور رنجیدہ بھی ہوا۔ اس نے نہایت دانا پرندے سے اپنی طویل عمر کے سبب کے بارے میں پوچھا۔
Narrator (contextual)
Tirtha: Jagadyogeśvara (Śiva-sthāna)
Type: kshetra
Scene: King Indradyumna, astonished and saddened, questions a wise vulture-bird about the secret cause of its long life; the setting hints at a sacred forest shrine atmosphere.
FAQs
A dharmic seeker responds to shocking truth with inquiry, aiming to understand causes (hetu) behind karmic outcomes.
No explicit site is named; the verse transitions into a mahātmya-style explanation of karmic causality.
None; it introduces a question about the karmic reason for longevity.