Varaha Purana 162.22: Adhyaya 162, Shloka 22
The Efficacy and Merit of Cakra-tīrtha
स्वामिन् पितुर्मे मरणं भविष्यति वदस्व माम् ॥ जामातृवचनं श्रुत्वा प्रहस्य श्वशुरोऽब्रवीत् ॥
svāmin pitur me maraṇaṁ bhaviṣyati vadasva mām || jāmātṛ-vacanaṁ śrutvā prahasya śvaśuro ’bravīt ||
„Herr, der Tod meines Vaters wird eintreten—sage es mir.“ Als der Schwiegervater die Worte des Schwiegersohns hörte, lachte er und erwiderte.
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It reflects a Purāṇic narrative style where ethical causality and mortality are explored through family dialogue, a common didactic frame in Sanskrit literature.
No geographic location is named in this verse fragment.
The verse introduces inquiry into causes of death and responsibility, setting up a moral-ethical explanation rather than issuing a command.
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