Varaha Purana 137.183: Adhyaya 137, Shloka 183
The Tale of the Vulture and the She-Jackal: The Māhātmya of the Saukarava Sacred Field
तस्य पुत्रो महाभागः सर्वधर्मेषु निष्ठितः ॥ सोमदत्तेति विख्यातः कुमारः शुभलक्षणः
tasya putro mahābhāgaḥ sarvadharmeṣu niṣṭhitaḥ || somadatteti vikhyātaḥ kumāraḥ śubhalakṣaṇaḥ
उसका बेटा बहुत खुशनसीब था। वो हर धरम के काम में पक्का था। उसका नाम सोमदत्त था, सब जानते थे। वो लड़का अच्छा दिखता था, उसके चेहरे पे अच्छे निशान थे।
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