Varaha Purana 138.104: Adhyaya 138, Shloka 104
The Episode of the Khañjarīṭa Bird
and the Saukarava Tīrtha’s Merit
जातस्तव सुतो मातस्तदेतद्दिनमुत्तमम्॥ अकामान्म्रियमाणस्य वर्षाण्यद्य त्रयोदश॥
jātas tava suto mātas tad etad dinam uttamam || akā mān mriyamāṇasya varṣāṇy adya trayodaśa
माँ, तुम्हारा बेटा पैदा हो गया है। आज का दिन बहुत अच्छा है। जो इंसान बिना चाहते मर जाता है, उसको आज से तेरह साल मिल जाते हैं।
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It illustrates Purāṇic narrative techniques that combine family events (birth) with time/fortune statements, reflecting broader South Asian literary interest in auspicious timing.
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No explicit moral command is stated; the verse foregrounds valuation of auspicious time and human vulnerability around death.
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