Varaha Purana 138.35: Adhyaya 138, Shloka 35
The Episode of the Khañjarīṭa Bird
and the Saukarava Tīrtha’s Merit
किमिदं चिन्तितं वत्स गमने सौकरं प्रति ॥ अद्यापि मत्स्तनौ धन्यौ प्रसृतौ हि दिवानिशम् ॥
kim idaṃ cintitaṃ vatsa gamane saukaraṃ prati || adyāpi mat-stanau dhanyau prasṛtau hi divāniśam ||
बेटा, तुमने सौकरव जाने का क्या फैसला लिया है? मेरे सीने में अभी भी दूध है जो दिन रात बहता है।
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It documents how sacred travel is framed against kinship bonds, using embodied maternal imagery common to Sanskrit narrative to intensify ethical tension.
‘Saukara’ (related to ‘Saukarava’) is explicitly named as the direction of travel; it is linguistically linked to ‘sūkara’ (boar), aligning with Varāha-associated sacred geography.
The verse invites reflection on competing duties—care obligations and spiritual/geographic aspiration—without presenting either as automatically overriding.
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