Varaha Purana 148.2: Adhyaya 148, Shloka 2
The Greatness of Stutasvāmi: Varāha’s Disclosure of the Bhūtagiri Sacred Landscape and Its Ethical Discipline
धरण्युवाच ॥ अहो गवां हि माहात्म्यं तव चैवं श्रुतं मया ॥ यच्छ्रुत्वा अहं जगन्नाथ जातास्मि परिनिर्वृता
dharaṇy uvāca || aho gavāṁ hi māhātmyaṁ tava caivaṁ śrutaṁ mayā || yac chrutvā ahaṁ jagannātha jātāsmi parinirvṛtā
قالت دهاراني: آه! لقد سمعتُ منك على هذا النحو عظمةَ الأبقار؛ وبسماعها، يا ربَّ العالمين، صرتُ في رضا عميق وسكينة.
Pṛthivī (Dharāṇī)
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It shows the Purāṇic dialogic method: an inquirer (Earth personified) confirms reception of a teaching, reinforcing the didactic structure used for transmitting cultural norms.
No location is named here; the verse functions as a narrative hinge between teachings.
The verse affirms the cultural-ethical valuation of cattle and frames attentive listening (śravaṇa) as a means to inner composure and moral orientation.
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