Varaha Purana 113.14: Adhyaya 113, Shloka 14
Hymn to Varāha and Pṛthivī’s Inquiry
Prelude to the Sanatkumāra Dialogue
सनत्कुमार उवाच ॥ यन्मया पूर्वमुक्तासि कथयस्व वरानने ॥ अप्रमेयगतिं चैव धर्ममाचक्ष्व तत्त्वतः
sanatkumāra uvāca || yan mayā pūrvam uktāsi kathayasva varānane || aprameya-gatiṃ caiva dharmam ācakṣva tattvataḥ
सनत्कुमार ने कहा, मैंने तुम्हे पहले जो बताया था, वो अब मुझे बताओ। धरम के बारे में सच-सच बताओ। धरम का कोई एंड नहीं है, इतना बड़ा है।
Sanatkumāra
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It shows a formalized pedagogical style—request, recollection, and ‘tattvataḥ’ verification—typical of Sanskrit scholastic and Purāṇic didactic dialogue.
No location is named in this verse.
To articulate dharma truthfully (‘tattvataḥ’) and preserve continuity of transmission (‘what was previously told’).
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