Varaha Purana 138.87: Adhyaya 138, Shloka 87
The Episode of the Khañjarīṭa Bird
and the Saukarava Tīrtha’s Merit
कृत्वा तु विपुलं कर्म ततः पञ्चत्वमागताः॥ मम क्षेत्रप्रभावेण चात्मनः कर्मनिश्चयात्
kṛtvā tu vipulaṃ karma tataḥ pañcatvam āgatāḥ || mama kṣetraprabhāveṇa cātmanaḥ karmanīśayāt
Setelah melakukan amalan kebajikan yang melimpah, mereka pun kemudian menemui kematian (pancatva). Namun, dengan kuasa kṣetra suciku dan dengan keteguhan azam mereka dalam karma,
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It documents a key Purāṇic doctrine: the interaction of personal agency (resolve and action) with ‘place-power’ (kṣetra-prabhāva), useful for studying pilgrimage ideology and its ethical framing.
The verse refers generally to ‘my kṣetra’ (a sacred field/site) without naming it explicitly here; identification depends on the surrounding narrative context.
Merit is linked not only to acts performed but also to intention and steadfast resolve—ethical agency remains central even within a tīrtha framework.
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