Varaha Purana 126.91: Adhyaya 126, Shloka 91
The Greatness of Kubjāmraka: Raibhya’s Boon and the Teaching on the Sacred Tīrthas
राजपुत्र्या वचः श्रुत्वा राजपुत्रस्ततोऽब्रवीत् ॥ वाग्भिः स कटुकाभिश्च तर्जयन्निव तां धरे ॥
rājaputryā vacaḥ śrutvā rājaputras tato 'bravīt || vāgbhiḥ sa kaṭukābhiś ca tarjayann iva tāṁ dhare ||
राजकुमारी की बात सुन के राजकुमार बोला। उसने धरती को कट्टी बातें बोली, जैसे डाँट रहा हो।
Narrator (default; speaker not explicitly Varāha/Pṛthivī in this fragment)
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It provides a snapshot of Purāṇic narrative technique: character speech is framed by evaluative description, useful for literary and discourse analysis.
No geographic location is named; “dhare” is a vocative for Earth rather than a place-name.
It implicitly contrasts measured counsel with harsh speech, highlighting tone and restraint as ethical concerns.
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