Varaha Purana 162.66: Adhyaya 162, Shloka 66
The Efficacy and Merit of Cakra-tīrtha
जामातुर्वचनं श्रुत्वा श्वशुरो वाक्यमब्रवीत् ॥ पितुस्त्वया वधोपायो विनिर्दिष्टश्च पुत्रक ॥
jāmātur vacanaṃ śrutvā śvaśuro vākyam abravīt || pituś tvayā vadhopāyo vinirdiṣṭaś ca putraka ||
दामाद की बात सुन के ससुर ने कहा। बेटा, तुमने तो अपने बाप को मारने का तरीका भी बता दिया।
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It preserves a domestic-conflict episode typical of Purāṇic moral narratives, where family relations become the stage for ethical breach and its consequences.
No geographic toponym is present in this verse.
The passage highlights the moral gravity of violence within kinship relations, implicitly framing such counsel as blameworthy within the narrative arc.
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