Varaha Purana 166.5: Adhyaya 166, Shloka 5
The Greatness of the Sacred Pond Called Asikuṇḍa
प्रतिगृह्य च तत्सर्वं तमुवाच स नारदः ॥ पितुर्ह्यनृणतां गत्वा स पुत्रो धर्मभाग्भवेत् ॥
pratigṛhya ca tat sarvaṁ tam uvāca sa nāradaḥ || pitur hy anṛṇatāṁ gatvā sa putro dharmabhāg bhavet ||
„Nachdem Nārada dies alles angenommen hatte, sprach er zu ihm: ‚Erst wenn der Sohn von der Verpflichtung gegenüber dem Vater frei geworden ist, wird er ein rechtmäßiger Teilhaber am Dharma.‘“
Varāha (quoting Nārada)
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It preserves a dharma-ethical concept (ṛṇa/anṛṇa) central to Brahmanical normative thought, linking social legitimacy to discharge of familial obligations.
No location is specified; the verse is conceptual, focused on ethical status and obligation.
A son should address outstanding obligations connected with the father/lineage; ethical standing (dharma participation) is framed as contingent on fulfilling such duties.
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