Varaha Purana 167.1: Adhyaya 167, Shloka 1
The Glory of the Viśrānti Tīrtha and the Account of a Rākṣasa’s Liberation
श्रीवराह उवाच ॥ शृणु देवि यथा संज्ञा विश्रान्तेः कीर्तिता पुरा ॥ राक्षसेन पुरा प्रोक्ता ब्राह्मणाय महात्मने ॥
śrīvarāha uvāca || śṛṇu devi yathā saṃjñā viśrānteḥ kīrtitā purā || rākṣasena purā proktā brāhmaṇāya mahātmane
Śrī Varāha sprach: Höre, o Göttin, wie einst die Bezeichnung „Viśrānti“ verkündet wurde; einst wurde sie von einem Rākṣasa einem großherzigen Brāhmaṇa mitgeteilt.
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It marks a transition into an etiological narrative explaining a name (Viśrānti), demonstrating how Purāṇic texts preserve local place-memory through framed dialogue and reported speech.
“Viśrānti” is introduced as a named entity likely functioning as a place-name in the ensuing narrative; precise identification depends on subsequent verses.
It promotes attentive listening and transmission of cultural memory—how names and their stories are preserved through careful narration.
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