Varaha Purana 138.44: Adhyaya 138, Shloka 44
The Episode of the Khañjarīṭa Bird
and the Saukarava Tīrtha’s Merit
आयान्ति च पुनर्यान्ति गता गच्छन्ति चापरे ॥ दृश्यते च पुनर्नष्टो न दृश्येत पुनः क्वचित्
āyānti ca punar yānti gatā gacchanti cāpare || dṛśyate ca punar naṣṭo na dṛśyeta punaḥ kvacit
ചിലർ വരുന്നു പിന്നെ വീണ്ടും പോകുന്നു; ചിലർ പോയ ശേഷം മറ്റിടങ്ങളിലേക്കു നീങ്ങുന്നു. അപ്രത്യക്ഷനായവൻ വീണ്ടും കാണപ്പെടാം—അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പിന്നെ എവിടെയും കാണപ്പെടാതിരിക്കാം।
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Such aphoristic reflections are characteristic of Purāṇic didactic passages, where narrative frames deliver general teachings on worldly instability.
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Recognize the instability of worldly encounters and do not ground one’s well-being solely in transient relationships.
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