Varaha Purana 126.73: Adhyaya 126, Shloka 73
The Greatness of Kubjāmraka: Raibhya’s Boon and the Teaching on the Sacred Tīrthas
नकुलस्तु विनिर्गत्य आहारार्थं समुद्यतः ॥ दृष्ट्वा तु राजपुत्री सा नकुलं सर्पकाङ्क्षिणम् ॥
nakulas tu vinirgatya āhārārthaṃ samudyataḥ || dṛṣṭvā tu rājaputrī sā nakulaṃ sarpakāṅkṣiṇam ||
एक नेवला बाहर आया था, खाना ढूँढ़ने निकला था। राजकुमारी ने उसे देखा। उसको लगा यह साँप जैसा है, इसलिए उसको मारना चाहती थी।
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It aligns with widespread South Asian narrative patterns where a mongoose and snake scenario is used to explore error, haste, and unintended harm.
No explicit geographic identifier appears in this line; it is an event within the chapter’s tīrtha-centered narrative.
The verse prepares an ethical theme: actions driven by assumption or fear can lead to wrongful violence.
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