Varaha Purana 138.13: Adhyaya 138, Shloka 13
The Episode of the Khañjarīṭa Bird
and the Saukarava Tīrtha’s Merit
सम्प्राप्तास्तत्र वै बालाः क्रीडन्तस्तं मृतं खगम् ॥ ग्रहीष्याम इति प्रोच्य धावन्तस्तत्र तत्र ह
samprāptās tatra vai bālāḥ krīḍantas taṁ mṛtaṁ khagam || grahīṣyāma iti procya dhāvantas tatra tatra ha
वहाँ कुछ बच्चे खेलते हुए आए। उन्होंने वो मरा हुआ चिड़िया देखी। वो बोलने लगे कि हम इसको पकड़ेंगे। इधर-उधर दावे लगा दिए।
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It preserves a realistic social vignette—children at play—embedded within a moralized narrative, illustrating how Purāṇas blend quotidian scenes with ethical causality.
Only “there” (tatra) is stated here; the broader unit later connects the episode to the Gaṅgā region.
Indirectly, it introduces how impulsive desire and competition can arise even in play, setting up the next verse’s conflict.
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