Varaha Purana 115.2: Adhyaya 115, Shloka 2
The Arising of Diverse Dharmas: Devotional Observances and Varṇa-Based Duties
यत्त्वया पृच्छ्यते देवि तच्छृणुष्व वसुन्धरे ॥ स्थितिं सत्तां तु मर्त्यानां भक्त्या ये च व्यवस्थिताः
yattvayā pṛcchyate devi tac chṛṇuṣva vasundhare || sthitiṃ sattāṃ tu martyānāṃ bhaktyā ye ca vyavasthitāḥ
હે દેવી, હે વસુંધરે! તું જે પૂછે છે તે સાંભળ. (હું) મર્ત્યોની સ્થિતિ અને સત્તા, તેમજ ભક્તિમાં સ્થિર રહેનારાઓનું પણ (વર્ણન કરીશ).
Varāha/Nārāyaṇa (instructor; explicit in 115.1 context)
FAQs
It exemplifies the Purāṇic teacher–inquirer format, with Earth personified as a recipient of ethical and metaphysical instruction.
No specific location; ‘Vasundharā’ functions as a personified Earth, relevant to the Varāha narrative’s Earth-centered frame.
It emphasizes attentive learning and steadiness (vyavasthā) as prerequisites for understanding human life-conditions and devotion.
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