Varaha Purana 138.46: Adhyaya 138, Shloka 46
The Episode of the Khañjarīṭa Bird
and the Saukarava Tīrtha’s Merit
मातापितृसहस्राणि पुत्रदारशतानि च ॥ जन्मजन्मनि वर्तन्ते कस्य ते कस्य वा वयम्
mātāpitṛsahasrāṇi putradāraśatāni ca || janmajanmani vartante kasya te kasya vā vayam
हर जनम में हज़ारों माँ-बाप मिलते हैं। सैंकड़ों बेटे-बेटियाँ और बीवियाँ भी। हर जनम में यह सब बदल जाते हैं। कौन किसका है, और हम किसके हैं? कोई नहीं जानता।
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It condenses a common Purāṇic ethical-philosophical argument: repeated births relativize exclusive claims of family identity.
No geographic location is mentioned.
Do not absolutize possessive relations; recognize their recurrence and change across lifetimes.
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