Varaha Purana 41.22: Adhyaya 41, Shloka 22
Rite of the Varāha Dvādaśī Vow and an Exemplary Narrative on Expiation for Brahmin-Slaying
ततस्ते दुःखिताः सर्वे ययुः पितरमन्तिकम् । ऊचुश्च वचनं छेदं मृगहिंसामृते मुने ॥ ४१.२२ ॥
tataste duḥkhitāḥ sarve yayuḥ pitaram antikam | ūcuś ca vacanaṃ chedaṃ mṛgahiṃsāmṛte mune || 41.22 ||
پھر وہ سب غمگین ہو کر اپنے باپ کے پاس گئے اور مُنی سے یہ بات کہی کہ ہم نے کاٹنے اور جانوروں کی ہنسا سے پرہیز اختیار کیا ہے۔
Varāha (default dialogue framework; speaker not explicit in excerpt)
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It reflects a recurring Purāṇic concern with regulated conduct—especially restraint from harm—presented through a narrative appeal to authority figures (father/sage) within the text’s didactic framework.
No geographic location is explicitly named in this verse fragment.
The verse foregrounds restraint: refraining from cutting (cheda) and from violence toward animals (mṛga-hiṃsā), presented as a corrective response by distressed speakers.
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