Varaha Purana 13.1: Adhyaya 13, Shloka 1
The Genealogy of the Pitṛs and the Determination of Śrāddha Times
धरण्युवाच । एतत् तन्महदाश्चर्यं दृष्ट्वा गौरमुखो मुनिः । ते चापि मणिजाः प्राप्ताः किं फलं तु वरं गुरोः ॥ १३.१ ॥
dharaṇyuvāca | etat tan mahadāścaryaṃ dṛṣṭvā gauramukho muniḥ | te cāpi maṇijāḥ prāptāḥ kiṃ phalaṃ tu varaṃ guroḥ || 13.1 ||
Dharaṇī said: Having seen that great wonder, the sage Gauramukha obtained those gem-born beings as well. O teacher, what is the resulting fruit—what boon arises from this?
Dharaṇī (Pṛthivī)
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It exemplifies the Purāṇic question–answer format, where Dharaṇī (Earth) prompts the instructor-figure to explain causality, results (phala), and boons (vara), a common didactic device in Purāṇic literature.
No explicit geographic location is named in this verse fragment; it functions as a narrative transition focusing on an event described as a “great wonder.”
The verse foregrounds inquiry into consequences and meaning—an epistemic ethic of asking about the ‘fruit’ (phala) of actions/events rather than asserting conclusions without explanation.
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