Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 21
गृध्र उवाच । श्रृणु भद्रै पुरा जातो मर्कटोऽहं च चापलः । आसं कदाचिदभवद्वसंतोऽथ ऋतुः क्रमात्
gṛdhra uvāca | śrṛṇu bhadrai purā jāto markaṭo'haṃ ca cāpalaḥ | āsaṃ kadācidabhavadvasaṃto'tha ṛtuḥ kramāt
Kền kền nói: “Hãy nghe đây, hỡi bậc cát tường. Thuở xưa ta từng sinh làm khỉ, bản tính hiếu động. Có một lần, theo vòng tuần tự của thời tiết, mùa xuân đã đến.”
Gṛdhra (the vulture)
Tirtha: Jagadyogeśvara (Śiva-sthāna)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Indradyumna
Scene: A vulture speaks with human-like composure, recounting that it was once a restless monkey; the scene shifts toward springtime in a sacred forest.
FAQs
Karmic histories can begin from flawed natures (restlessness) yet become the ground for later spiritual merit through contact with sacred worship.
Not named yet; the narrative is moving toward a Śiva-related sacred setting.
None explicitly; it begins a testimony leading to a sacred observance.