Varaha Purana 138.99: Adhyaya 138, Shloka 99
The Episode of the Khañjarīṭa Bird
and the Saukarava Tīrtha’s Merit
अम्बेति भाषसेऽद्यापि कथमेतद्विचिन्तितम् ॥ स्पृशन्ति तव नार्योऽपि क्रीडमानस्य पुत्रक
ambeti bhāṣase 'dyāpi katham etad vicintitam || spṛśanti tava nāryo 'pi krīḍamānasya putraka
आज भी तुम मुझे माँ बुलाते हो, यह कैसे सोचा? बेटा, जब तुम खेलते हो तब औरतें भी तुम्हे छू लेती हैं।
Unspecified (domestic speaker; not explicit in fragment)
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