Varaha Purana 193.18: Adhyaya 193, Shloka 18
Naciketas’ Journey to Yama’s Abode and the Eulogy of Truthfulness
पितोवाच ॥ एकस्त्वमसि वत्सश्च नान्यो बन्धुर्विधीयते ॥ अधर्मं चानृतं चास्तु त्वकीर्तिर्वापि पुत्रक ॥
pitovāca || ekastvamasi vatsaśca nānyo bandhurvidhīyate || adharmaṃ cānṛtaṃ cāstu tvakīrtirvāpi putraka ||
पिता ने कहा, बेटा, तुम ही मेरा एक बेटा हो, मेरा कोई और अपना नहीं है। चाहे धरम के खिलाफ हो, चाहे झूठ हो, या मेरी बदनामी हो, मुझे फर्क नहीं पड़ता।
Father (explicit: pitovāca / pitā uvāca)
FAQs
It dramatizes a conflict between familial attachment and ethical norms, a recurrent theme in Sanskrit literature used to examine the limits of duty and truth.
No geographic location is identified.
The passage frames a morally problematic plea—suggesting that attachment can tempt one toward adharma and anṛta—thereby inviting critique of such reasoning within the broader narrative.
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