Varaha Purana 129.15: Adhyaya 129, Shloka 15
Initiation for the Four Social Orders, Sandhyā Mantra Procedure, and the Merit of Offering Water in a Copper Vessel
नारायणवचः श्रुत्वा विस्मिता च वसुन्धरा ॥ वराहरूपिणं देवं प्रत्युवाच वसुन्धरा ॥
nārāyaṇavacaḥ śrutvā vismitā ca vasundharā || varāharūpiṇaṁ devaṁ pratyuvāca vasundharā
वसुंधरा ने नारायण की बात सुनी। वो हैरान हो गई। फिर उसने वराह रूप वाले भगवान को जवाब दिया।
Narrator (frame), then Pṛthivī implied
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It marks the dialogic structure typical of Purāṇas, presenting Earth (Vasundharā/Pṛthivī) as an informed questioner—useful for tracing ecological and cosmological discourse forms.
No specific site is named; the ‘Earth’ figure functions as a cosmic-personified entity rather than a mapped place.
The verse models attentive listening and inquiry as part of learning—Earth listens, reflects, and responds within a teacher–inquirer framework.
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