Varaha Purana 187.71: Adhyaya 187, Shloka 71
Determination of the Origin and Procedure of the Ancestral Offering
Pitṛyajña/Śrāddha
अधर्मं न च पश्यामि धर्मो नैवात्र संशयः ॥ नारदेनैवमुक्तस्तु निमिर्ध्यानमुपाविशत् ॥
adharmaṁ na ca paśyāmi dharmo naivātra saṁśayaḥ || nāradenaivam uktas tu nimir dhyānam upāviśat ||
„Ich sehe hier keinerlei Adharma; wahrlich, es besteht kein Zweifel, dass dies Dharma ist.“ So von Nārada angesprochen, setzte sich Nimi zur Meditation nieder.
Varāha (default narrative voice, speaker not explicit in fragment)
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It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative pattern where a sage (Nārada) authorizes or clarifies dharma for a king, illustrating how ethical legitimacy is established through learned counsel.
No specific geographic location is named in this verse fragment.
That dharma is to be discerned carefully, and once clarified by competent instruction, one should proceed with disciplined practice (here symbolized by meditation).
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