Varaha Purana 171.48: Adhyaya 171, Shloka 48
Śuka’s Ocean Voyage: Adverse Winds, Arrival at a Viṣṇu Shrine, and Aid from the Jaṭāyu Birds
अवश्यं च गमिष्येऽहमनुज्ञा तु प्रदीयताम् ॥ सत्यमुक्तं ततस्तेन गोकर्णेन शुकं प्रति ॥
avaśyaṃ ca gamiṣye ’ham anujñā tu pradīyatām || satyam uktaṃ tatas tena gokarṇena śukaṃ prati ||
मैं ज़रूर जाऊँगा, बस मुझे परमिशन दे दो। यह सच बात गोकर्णे ने शुक से कही।
Gokarṇa (explicitly named)
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It shows formal consent-seeking (anujñā) as a narrative marker of ethical action and social order in Purāṇic literature.
No location is named in this verse; it continues the travel-permission sequence.
Undertake travel or major action with proper consent and truthful communication.
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