Varaha Purana 126.109: Adhyaya 126, Shloka 109
The Greatness of Kubjāmraka: Raibhya’s Boon and the Teaching on the Sacred Tīrthas
शृणोति तां कथां सर्वां वधं नकुलसर्पयोः ॥ एवं श्रुत्वा यथान्यायं सक्रोधौ तावुभावपि
śṛṇoti tāṃ kathāṃ sarvāṃ vadhaṃ nakulasarpayoḥ || evaṃ śrutvā yathānyāyaṃ sakrodhau tāvubhāvapi
वो सुनता है पूरा किस्सा कि कैसे नेवला और साँप मरे गए। यह सुन के दोनों में भी गुस्सा आ गया।
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It shows how Purāṇic texts embed ethical instruction through exempla (short illustrative tales) that circulate across Sanskrit narrative traditions.
No specific geography is named in this line; it is primarily narrative-ethical in focus.
Hearing or engaging with violent narratives can catalyze anger; the verse highlights the contagious or reactive nature of krodha.
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