Varaha Purana 138.18: Adhyaya 138, Shloka 18
The Episode of the Khañjarīṭa Bird
and the Saukarava Tīrtha’s Merit
विबुद्धश्च पवित्रश्च मद्भक्तश्च वसुन्धरे ॥ जातस्य तस्य वर्षाणि जग्मुर्द्वादश सुव्रते
vibuddhaś ca pavitraś ca mad-bhaktaś ca vasundhare || jātasya tasya varṣāṇi jagmur dvādaśa suvrate
वसुंधरे, वो समझदार था, दिल साफ था, और मेरे भक्त थे। ऐसा ही बेटा जब पैदा हुआ, तो बारह साल निकल गए। अच्छा व्रत रखता था।
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It illustrates the Purāṇic integration of devotion (bhakti) with moral characterization, indicating how sectarian devotion is narrated as an ethical attribute.
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The verse foregrounds cultivated virtues—purity, discernment, and devotion—as markers of an exemplary life-course.
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