Varaha Purana 126.155: Adhyaya 126, Shloka 155
The Greatness of Kubjāmraka: Raibhya’s Boon and the Teaching on the Sacred Tīrthas
ततः पितुर्वचः श्रुत्वा कोसलानन्दिवर्धनः ॥ उवाच श्लक्ष्णया वाचा तत्रैव जनसंसदि
tataḥ pitur vacaḥ śrutvā kosalānandivardhanaḥ || uvāca ślakṣṇayā vācā tatraiva janasaṁsadi
बाप की बात सुन के कोसलानंदिवर्धन ने भी बोला। उसने आराम से, नरम आवाज़ में सबके सामने कहा।
Narrator (implicit; default framework: Varāha narrating)
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It preserves a social setting—speech in a public assembly—useful for examining ideals of rhetoric, civility, and deliberation in Sanskrit narrative literature.
No explicit geographic location is named; ‘Kosala’ appears within a personal name here, not as a clear toponym in this fragment.
Gentle, measured speech in public deliberation is presented as a valued communicative ideal.
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