Varaha Purana 193.16: Adhyaya 193, Shloka 16
Naciketas’ Journey to Yama’s Abode and the Eulogy of Truthfulness
इह चैव पुनस्तावदागमिष्ये न संशयः ॥
iha caiva punastāvadāgamiṣye na saṃśayaḥ ||
मैं वापस भी आ जाऊंगा, यहीं पर। कोई शक नहीं है।
Son (implied by first-person “āgamiṣye” in the excerpt)
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Brief assurances of return are a common narrative hinge in Purāṇas, marking transitions between worlds (human and Dharmarāja’s domain) while maintaining ethical accountability.
No explicit geographic location is identified; “here” is deictic to the narrative setting.
It emphasizes reliability in one’s pledged action—keeping one’s word is treated as ethically salient.
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