Varaha Purana 128.38: Adhyaya 128, Shloka 38
Rites for the comb, collyrium, and mirror; initiations for the four social orders; and the Gaṇāntikā vow/insignia
नारायणवचः श्रुत्वा धरणी शंसितव्रता ॥ हृष्टतुष्टमनास्तत्र श्रुत्वा तच्च महौजसम्
nārāyaṇavacaḥ śrutvā dharaṇī śaṃsitavratā || hṛṣṭatuṣṭamanās tatra śrutvā tac ca mahaujasam
नारायण की बात सुन के धरती खुश हो गई। उसका मन भरा हुआ था। उसने व्रत अच्छे से रखा था। यह बात सुन के उसे बहुत सुकून मिला।
Sūta (narration of Earth’s reaction)
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It demonstrates a standard Purāṇic narrative closure device: the listener’s affective transformation (joy/satisfaction) validates the authority and efficacy of the discourse.
No geographic location is identified in this verse.
The verse foregrounds attentive listening and disciplined disposition (vrata) as conducive to receiving and benefiting from instruction.
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