Varaha Purana 171.44: Adhyaya 171, Shloka 44
Śuka’s Ocean Voyage: Adverse Winds, Arrival at a Viṣṇu Shrine, and Aid from the Jaṭāyu Birds
व्रीडायुतो निमग्नोऽयं निश्चितं मकरालये ॥ पितुरस्य वयं सर्वे पुत्रवद्विचरामहे ॥
vrīḍāyuto nimagno ’yaṃ niścitaṃ makarālaye || pitur asya vayaṃ sarve putravad vicarāmahe ||
“ด้วยความละอาย เขาย่อมจมลงสู่มหาสมุทร อันเป็นที่สถิตของมกราแน่นอน และต่อบิดาของเขา พวกเราทั้งหมดจักประพฤติตนดุจบุตร”
Narrator (default dialogue frame: Varāha–Pṛthivī; speaker not explicit in fragment)
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It reflects social-ethical ideals preserved in Purāṇic literature, including collective duty toward elders when a child is lost.
The sea/ocean is referenced metaphorically as “makarālaya”; no specific coastline is named.
Care for the bereaved parent through adopted filial responsibility (putravat vicarāmahe).
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