Varaha Purana 138.29: Adhyaya 138, Shloka 29
The Episode of the Khañjarīṭa Bird
and the Saukarava Tīrtha’s Merit
पितृमातृ वचः श्रुत्वा स बालो धर्मसंयुतः ॥ चरणावुपसंगृह्य पितरौ पुनरब्रवीत् ॥
pitṛ-mātṛ vacaḥ śrutvā sa bālo dharma-saṁyutaḥ || caraṇāv upasaṅgṛhya pitarau punar abravīt ||
जब उस बच्चे ने माँ बाप की बात सुनी, वो धरम समझ गया। उसने उनके पाँव पकड़े और फिर से बात की।
Narrator (default dialogue frame: Varāha–Pṛthivī context; verse is narrative)
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It records a conventional marker of respect in Sanskrit narrative (touching/holding the feet), framing ethical speech within embodied social etiquette.
No geographic location is named in this verse.
Respectful conduct toward parents as a prelude to reasoned personal decision-making.
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