Varaha Purana 194.6: Adhyaya 194, Shloka 6
The Return of Naciketas from Yama’s Abode: Inquiry into Death, Karma, and Dharmic Release
लोके मत्सदृशो नास्ति पुमान्भाग्यसमन्वितः ॥ एष मृत्युमुखं गत्वा मम पुत्र इहागतः
loke matsadṛśo nāsti pumānbhāgyasamanvitaḥ || eṣa mṛtyumukhaṃ gatvā mama putra ihāgataḥ
दुनिया में मेरा जैसा किस्मत वाला कोई नहीं है। मेरा बेटा मौत के मुँह से वापस आ गया है।
Tapasvī father (taponidhiḥ; speaking)
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It exemplifies the Purāṇic use of striking metaphors (e.g., “mouth of death”) to dramatize moral narratives and intensify audience reception.
No terrestrial location is named; the imagery is metaphoric and cosmological.
The verse reinforces the theme that ethical merit can yield extraordinary reversals of misfortune, framed as “fortune” (bhāgya).
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