Varaha Purana 193.20: Adhyaya 193, Shloka 20
Naciketas’ Journey to Yama’s Abode and the Eulogy of Truthfulness
अहं पुत्र न सद्वादी न क्षमे धर्मदूषितम् ॥ मम त्वं हि महाभाग नित्यं चित्तानुपालकः ॥
ahaṃ putra na sadvādī na kṣame dharmadūṣitam || mama tvaṃ hi mahābhāga nityaṃ cittānupālakaḥ ||
बेटा, मैं ऐसा इंसान नहीं जो हमेशा सही बात करे। जो काम धरम को बिगाड़ दे, मैं उस्से सहन नहीं करता। लेकिन तुम बड़े भगवान वाले हो, तुम हमेशा मेरा ख्याल रखते हो।
Father
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The verse illustrates introspective moral language in Purāṇic literature, connecting dharma with inner governance (citta) and ethical speech.
No geographic location is identified.
Dharma is presented as something that can be ‘defiled’ by conduct and speech; ethical life requires both truthfulness and inner restraint.
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