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 ||
«Tras aceptar todo ello, Nārada le dijo: “Sólo después de alcanzar la liberación de la deuda hacia el padre, el hijo llega a ser partícipe legítimo del dharma”».
Varāha (quoting Nārada)
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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