Varaha Purana 136.37: Adhyaya 136, Shloka 37
A Sūtra-like Manual of Expiations for Ritual Transgressions
कीदृशः समलो विष्णो यत्र गच्छामहे वयम् ॥ ततस्तस्य वचः श्रुत्वा शङ्करस्य महेश्वरि
kīdṛśaḥ samalo viṣṇo yatra gacchāmahe vayam || tatas tasya vacaḥ śrutvā śaṅkarasya maheśvari
„‚Was ist das für ein unreiner Ort, o Viṣṇu, zu dem wir gehen sollen?‘ Dann, nachdem sie die Worte Śaṅkaras vernommen hatte, o Maheśvarī …“
Śiva (first hemistich as a question) + Narrator (second hemistich) (inferred)
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It highlights how Purāṇic texts structure instruction through question-and-answer, embedding ritual purity discourse within narrative dialogue.
No named site is given in this verse; it anticipates a description in the subsequent passage.
Clarification before action: the question frames responsible practice by seeking precise understanding of the prescribed remedy.
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