Varaha Purana 166.7: Adhyaya 166, Shloka 7
The Greatness of the Sacred Pond Called Asikuṇḍa
Pūrva Bhāga · Clarifying Dharma Terminology (Anṛṇya/Anṛṇatā)
तदा किमुक्तमृषिणा नारदेन पितुः कृते ॥ आनृण्यमिति यद्वाक्यं मया बुद्धं न किञ्चन ॥
tadā kim uktam ṛṣiṇā nāradena pituḥ kṛte || ānṛṇyam iti yad vākyaṁ mayā buddhaṁ na kiñcana ||
tadA kimuktamRRiShiNA nAradena pituH kRRite || AnRRiNyamiti yadvAkyaM mayA buddhaM na kiMchana
「それでは、聖仙ナーラダは父について何と言われたのですか。『アーンリニャ（負債・義務からの解放）』という言葉については、私は何も理解できませんでした。」
Sandhi Notes
- kim uktam → kim + uktam
- uktam ṛṣiṇā → uktam + ṛṣiṇā
- ānṛṇyam iti → ānṛṇyam + iti
- yad vākyaṁ → yat + vākyam
- na kiñcana → na + kiñcana
Varāha (narrating the king’s speech)
What is meant by ‘ānṛṇya’ (freedom from debt/obligation) with respect to one’s father, and what must I do to attain it?
Dharma vocabulary (like ānṛṇya) is not merely theoretical; it demands interpretation into concrete duties and life-choices.
When encountering technical dharma terms, ask for definitions, scope (to whom/what), and actionable steps; convert moral language into obligations you can complete.
Clarify and fulfill ānṛṇya toward the father—filial obligations must be understood and discharged before claiming dharmic standing.
Understanding and performing the required duties leads to dharmic eligibility and ancestral satisfaction; ignorance leaves one bound by pitṛ-ṛṇa and prone to misrule/adharma.
166.5.0 (Nārada’s maxim on ānṛṇya); Subsequent verses likely define pitṛ-ṛṇa discharge via service/śrāddha/lineage duties (not provided)
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It shows technical ethical vocabulary entering a courtly setting, indicating how dharma concepts were expected to be interpreted and acted upon.
No location is named; the verse is a dialogue moment about meaning.
When a moral term is unclear, one should seek explanation rather than act blindly—ethical action is tied to understanding.
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