Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 7
अन्यस्मिन्दिवसे दृष्टः कृतमांसपरिग्रहः । कुररश्चंचुना व्योम्नि गच्छमानस्त्वरान्वितः
anyasmindivase dṛṣṭaḥ kṛtamāṃsaparigrahaḥ | kuraraścaṃcunā vyomni gacchamānastvarānvitaḥ
ایک اور دن میں نے دیکھا کہ ایک کُرَر پرندہ اپنی چونچ میں گوشت کا ٹکڑا پکڑے، بڑی عجلت کے ساتھ آسمان میں اُڑا جا رہا تھا۔
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.