Varaha Purana 138.38: Adhyaya 138, Shloka 38
The Episode of the Khañjarīṭa Bird
and the Saukarava Tīrtha’s Merit
अपराधो न विद्येत पुत्र क्षेत्रगृहेष्वपि ॥ न वा स्वजनभृत्याद्यैः परुषं ते प्रभाषितम् ॥
aparādho na vidyeta putra kṣetra-gṛheṣv api || na vā svajana-bhṛtyādyaiḥ paruṣaṃ te prabhāṣitam ||
बेटा, कोई गलती नहीं मिली, न खेत में न घर में। न किसी अपने ने, न नौकर ने, तुमसे कड़ा बात कही है।
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It records ethical reasoning grounded in social relations—testing whether renunciation is prompted by injustice, conflict, or genuine inner resolve.
No pilgrimage site is named; the verse situates the discussion within agrarian-household space (kṣetra, gṛha), a key cultural setting in Purāṇic narrative.
It promotes self-examination of motives: departure should not be a reaction to interpersonal harm if none exists.
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