Varaha Purana 98.3: Adhyaya 98, Shloka 3
Chapter on the Sacred Hill Episode: Satyatapā and the Marvel of Varāha
कीदृशं तन्ममाचक्ष्व महत्कौतूहलं विभो ॥ श्रीवराह उवाच ॥ स हि सत्यतपा पूर्वं भृगुवंशोद्भवो द्विजः ॥
kīdṛśaṃ tan mamācakṣva mahat kautūhalaṃ vibho || śrīvarāha uvāca || sa hi satyatapā pūrvaṃ bhṛguvaṃśodbhavo dvijaḥ ||
«فصِفْه لي: إنّ في نفسي فضولًا عظيمًا، يا ربّ.» قال شري فاراها: «فإنّ ساتياتابا كان من قبلُ براهمنًا مولودًا في سلالة بهريغو.»
Varāha (Instructor); Pṛthivī (Inquirer) in first half
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It shows a typical Purāṇic dialogic method: a question framed as intellectual curiosity (kautūhala) followed by authoritative narration, including lineage markers used for cultural memory and legitimization.
No new location is named here; the verse pivots from place-based curiosity to the protagonist’s genealogical identity.
The verse models inquiry as a legitimate path to understanding, and frames personal history (lineage and former status) as relevant for evaluating conduct and transformation.
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