Varaha Purana 126.24: Adhyaya 126, Shloka 24
The Greatness of Kubjāmraka: Raibhya’s Boon and the Teaching on the Sacred Tīrthas
एह्येहि तात गच्छामः यस्त्वं गुह्यानि पृच्छसि ॥ शृणु तत्त्वेन मे राजन् यत्तवया पूर्वपृच्छितम् ॥
ehy ehi tāta gacchāmaḥ yas tvaṃ guhyāni pṛcchasi || śṛṇu tattvena me rājan yat tvayā pūrvapṛcchitam ||
आजा आजा बेटा, चलते हैं। तूने जो छुपी बातें पूछी हैं, मैं सच-सच बताता हूँ, राजा। जो तूने पहले पूछा था वो सुन।
Varāha
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