Varaha Purana 69.43: Adhyaya 69, Shloka 43
Agastya’s Vision of Varuṇa as Nārāyaṇa in Ilāvṛta
एवं ते कौतुकं राजन् कथितं परमेष्ठिनः । यद्वृत्तं मम देहे तु किमन्यच्छ्रोतुमिच्छसि ॥ ६९.४३ ॥
evaṃ te kautukaṃ rājan kathitaṃ parameṣṭhinaḥ | yad vṛttaṃ mama dehe tu kim anyac chrotum icchasi || 69.43 ||
So, o König, ist deine Neugier erläutert worden—wie es Parameṣṭhin darlegte; und was an meinem Leib geschah, ist berichtet. Was wünschst du sonst noch zu hören?
Varāha (default dialogue framework; speaker not explicit in fragment)
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It exemplifies a common Purāṇic technique: a dialogic frame where a narrator/instructor concludes a segment and invites further inquiry, indicating layered transmission and didactic organization.
No geographic location is specified in this verse; it functions as a transitional prompt within the dialogue.
The verse primarily conveys an instructional method rather than a direct ethical rule: knowledge is presented responsively, inviting continued questioning and structured learning.
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