Varaha Purana 137.8: Adhyaya 137, Shloka 8
The Tale of the Vulture and the She-Jackal: The Māhātmya of the Saukarava Sacred Field
पट्टबन्धेन कार्यं च यावद्ध्रियति मे गुरुः ॥ एका स्वपितुमिच्छामि मध्याह्ने तु तथाविधे
paṭṭa-bandhena kāryaṁ ca yāvad dhriyati me guruḥ || ekā svapitum icchāmi madhyāhne tu tathāvidhe
నా గురువు పట్టబంధం (తలపట్టీ కట్టడం) అనే అవసరమైన కార్యం చేస్తున్నంతవరకు, నేను మధ్యాహ్నం అదే విధంగా ఒంటరిగా నిద్రించదలచుకున్నాను।
Pṛthivī (default dialogue frame; speaker not explicit in excerpt)
FAQs
It offers a glimpse of quotidian cultural details (headband binding, midday rest) used rhetorically to contrast ordinary desires with the burdens of rulership.
No geographic location is identified here.
A narrative strategy emphasizing personal limitation and reluctance—often used to frame subsequent instruction on duty and capability.
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