Varaha Purana 126.23: Adhyaya 126, Shloka 23
The Greatness of Kubjāmraka: Raibhya’s Boon and the Teaching on the Sacred Tīrthas
सिद्धिकामस्य विप्रस्य रैभ्यस्य परिकीर्तितम् ॥ अन्यच्च ते प्रवक्ष्यामि तच्छृणुष्व वसुंधरे ॥
siddhikāmasya viprasya raibhyasya parikīrtitam || anyac ca te pravakṣyāmi tac chṛṇuṣva vasuṃdhare ||
यह बात सुनी थी रैभ्य रिशि के बारे में, जो सिद्धि पाना चाहता था। अब मैं और भी कुछ बताता हूँ, धरती, तू सुन।
Varāha
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It marks a didactic pivot typical of Purāṇic narration, where an example is concluded and the teacher proceeds to the next topic, helping map the internal pedagogical structure of the chapter.
No specific location is identified; ‘Vasundharā’ is an epithet addressing Earth as interlocutor.
The passage emphasizes attentive listening and structured instruction as part of knowledge transmission.
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