Varaha Purana 194.13: Adhyaya 194, Shloka 13
The Return of Naciketas from Yama’s Abode: Inquiry into Death, Karma, and Dharmic Release
एवमाभाषमाणं तु श्रुत्वा सर्वे वनौकसः ॥ त्यक्त्वा व्रतानि सर्वाणि नियमांश्च तथैव च ॥
evam ābhāṣamāṇaṃ tu śrutvā sarve vanaukasaḥ || tyaktvā vratāni sarvāṇi niyamāṃś ca tathaiva ca ||
जब उन्होंने यह बात सुनी, तो जंगल में रहने वाले सब लोगों ने अपने व्रत छोड़ दिए। अपने नियम भी छोड़ दिए, सब कुछ साइड में रख दिया।
Varāha (default narrative frame; speaker not explicit in fragment)
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It documents an idealized portrait of forest-ascetic communities and the social priority given to extraordinary events over routine discipline in narrative literature.
The setting is generic—‘forest’ (vana)—rather than a named pilgrimage geography.
It implies that disciplined practice is important, yet communal attention may temporarily shift toward urgent or wondrous occurrences without negating the long-term value of observance.
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