Varaha Purana 171.46: Adhyaya 171, Shloka 46
Śuka’s Ocean Voyage: Adverse Winds, Arrival at a Viṣṇu Shrine, and Aid from the Jaṭāyu Birds
शुकेन मन्त्र मूढत्वात्पितुरेवं निवेदितम् ॥ अहं पक्षी लघुतनुर्भवन्तं नेतुमक्षमः ॥
śukena mantramūḍhatvāt pitur evaṃ niveditam || ahaṃ pakṣī laghutanur bhavantaṃ netum akṣamaḥ ||
शुक अपने बाप के पास गया और बोला, मैं एक चिड़िया हूँ, मेरा बॉडी हल्का है। मैं तुम्हे उठा के नहीं ले जा सकता।
Śuka (reported speech within narration; otherwise narrator in frame)
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It illustrates a common Purāṇic device: reported speech explaining constraints, linking mantra-related causality with practical action in narrative.
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Truthful disclosure of one’s limitations and transparent communication within family/teacher relations.
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