Varaha Purana 138.78: Adhyaya 138, Shloka 78
The Episode of the Khañjarīṭa Bird
and the Saukarava Tīrtha’s Merit
भक्षिताश्च पतङ्गा मे अजीर्णेनातिपीडितः॥ अहं तेनैव दोषेण न शक्नोमि विचेष्टितुम्॥
bhakṣitāś ca pataṅgā me ajīrṇenātipīḍitaḥ | ahaṃ tenaiva doṣeṇa na śaknomi viceṣṭitum ||
मैंने पतंगे और कीड़े खा लिए थे। मेरा पेट खराब हो गया, बहुत तकलीफ हो रही है। उसी वजह से मैं हिल भी नहीं पा रहा हूँ।
Khañjarīṭa
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It shows how Purāṇic narratives frequently use bodily states (illness, incapacity) as catalysts for ethical reflection and plot development.
No geographic location appears in this verse.
Implicitly, it cautions against unregulated consumption and highlights consequences that impede one’s agency.
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