Varaha Purana 138.34: Adhyaya 138, Shloka 34
The Episode of the Khañjarīṭa Bird
and the Saukarava Tīrtha’s Merit
Pūrva Bhāga · Maternal concern and care in the context of departure
चिन्तयिष्यति भद्रं ते यदा तत्प्राप्नुया वयः ॥ अद्यापि भोजनं गृह्य धावमानास्मि पृष्ठतः ॥
cintayiṣyati bhadraṃ te yadā tat prāpnuyā vayaḥ || adyāpi bhojanaṃ gṛhya dhāvamānāsmi pṛṣṭhataḥ ||
chintayiShyati bhadraM te yadA tatprApnuyA vayaH || adyApi bhojanaM gRRihya dhAvamAnAsmi pRRiShThataH
तुम्हारा भला हो, जब तुम बड़े हो जाओगे तब इसके बारे में सोचना। अभी भी मैं तुम्हारे पीछे भागती हूँ और तुम्हारे लिए खाना ले के आती हूँ।
Sandhi Notes
- अद्यापि = अद्य + अपि (स्वर-सन्धि)
- तत्प्राप्नुयाः in Devanagari corresponds to तत् + प्राप्नुयाः (व्यञ्जन-सन्धि: त् + प्). धावमानास्मि = धावमाना + अस्मि (स्वर-सन्धि)
Pṛthivī
Protective, pleading, still actively nurturing
Why decide now—before maturity—when reflection will naturally come with age, while I still care for you like a child?
Maturity (vayaḥ) as a condition for stable resolve; affection and duty as real forces to be integrated with spiritual aspiration.
Cultivate devotion gradually; honor caregivers; avoid abrupt life-decisions without readiness and counsel.
Immediate narrative continuation of the child’s departure motif in this adhyāya
FAQs
It preserves a domestic register within a sacred-geography narrative, showing how pilgrimage/renunciation is narrated alongside everyday caregiving practices.
No explicit location is named here; it functions as connective dialogue to the Nārāyaṇa-kṣetra/Saukarava destination mentioned in adjacent verses.
The ethical emphasis is on care and gradual discernment—recognizing developmental stages (vayaḥ) and the responsibilities of nurturing.
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