Varaha Purana 138.33: Adhyaya 138, Shloka 33
The Episode of the Khañjarīṭa Bird
and the Saukarava Tīrtha’s Merit
अथ द्वादश वर्षाणि तव जातस्य पुत्रक ॥ किमिदं चिन्तितं वत्स त्वया नारायणाश्रयम् ॥
atha dvādaśa varṣāṇi tava jātasya putraka || kim idaṃ cintitaṃ vatsa tvayā nārāyaṇāśrayam ||
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It reflects social concerns around age, duty, and religious travel in premodern narrative literature, preserving how families negotiated renunciation and pilgrimage.
The verse alludes to Nārāyaṇa-kṣetra indirectly through ‘nārāyaṇāśraya’ (refuge in Nārāyaṇa), continuing the geographic-pilgrimage thread from the surrounding verses.
It foregrounds discernment and responsibility: major life decisions (like leaving for a sacred destination) are questioned in terms of readiness and intention.
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