Varaha Purana 125.3: Adhyaya 125, Shloka 3
The Cycle of Māyā
Illusory Causation and Perceptual Reversal
श्रुत्वा त्वेतानि कर्माणि त्वन्मुखोक्तानि माधव ॥ जातास्मि निर्मला देव शशाङ्क इव शारदः ॥
śrutvā tv etāni karmāṇi tvan-mukhoktāni mādhava | jātāsmi nirmalā deva śaśāṅka iva śāradaḥ ||
मैंने तुम्हारे मुँह से यह सब काम सुन लिए, माधव। अब मैं बिल्कुल साफ हो गया, भगवान। जैसे सरद में चाँद साफ चमकता है, वैसे मैं भी साफ हो गया।
Pṛthivī (Vasundharā)
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It exemplifies the Purāṇic dialogue style where instruction is framed as a transformative hearing (śravaṇa), a common didactic technique in early medieval Sanskrit literature.
No specific geographic location is named in this verse; the imagery is cosmological/seasonal (the autumn moon).
The verse highlights the formative value of attentive listening to instruction and the ideal of inner purification through learning.
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