Varaha Purana 166.7: Adhyaya 166, Shloka 7
The Greatness of the Sacred Pond Called Asikuṇḍa
तदा किमुक्तमृषिणा नारदेन पितुः कृते ॥ आनृण्यमिति यद्वाक्यं मया बुद्धं न किञ्चन ॥
tadā kim uktam ṛṣiṇā nāradena pituḥ kṛte || ānṛṇyam iti yad vākyaṁ mayā buddhaṁ na kiñcana ||
नारद रिशी ने मेरे बाप के बारे में क्या कहा? उन्होंने एक शब्द बोला था, अनरुण्य, जो कहता है कि कोई कर्ज नहीं। मैं उसका मतलब समझ नहीं पाया।
Varāha (narrating the king’s speech)
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