Varaha Purana 138.11: Adhyaya 138, Shloka 11
The Episode of the Khañjarīṭa Bird
and the Saukarava Tīrtha’s Merit
सर्वं ते कथयिष्यामि पुण्यकर्म सुखावहम् ॥ तस्मिन्सौकरवे पक्षी खञ्जरीटस्तु कीटकान्।
sarvaṃ te kathayiṣyāmi puṇyakarma sukhāvaham || tasmin saukarave pakṣī khañjarīṭas tu kīṭakān
मैं तुम्हे पूरा बता देता हूँ कि क्या करना चाहिए और उससे सुख मिलता है। एक जगह थी सौकरवा नाम की। वहाँ एक चिड़िया थी, खजरीट नाम की। वो कीड़े पकड़ती थी।
Varāha (default instructor framework; Hari speaking)
FAQs
It marks the start of the teacher’s formal response and signals a return to exemplifying doctrine through narrative (the Khañjarīṭa episode).
Saukārava is named again as the narrative setting; the fragment does not specify further coordinates or modern identification.
It frames ethical practice (puṇyakarma) in terms of tangible well-being (sukhāvaha) and prepares an illustrative story likely involving human–nonhuman relations.
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