Varaha Purana 132.29: Adhyaya 132, Shloka 29
Expiatory Rites for Contact with a Corpse and with a Menstruating Woman
ततो हरेर्वचः श्रुत्वा दुःखेन परिपृच्छति ॥ सर्वसंसारमोक्षाय प्रत्युवाच वसुन्धरा ॥
tato harervacaḥ śrutvā duḥkhena paripṛcchati || sarvasaṃsāramokṣāya pratyuvāca vasundharā ||
हरि की बात सुन के धरती दुखी हो गई। उसने दुख से पूछा कि अब क्या करे। फिर उसने जवाब दिया ताकि लोग इस दुनिया के चक्कर से आज़ाद हो सकें।
Narrator (transition within Varāha–Pṛthivī dialogue)
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It marks a narrative hinge: the text shifts from prescriptive rules to a broader inquiry about liberation, typical of Purāṇic dialogue pedagogy.
No specific location is identified; “Vasundharā” is a personified Earth figure rather than a place-name here.
The verse frames ethical-ritual concerns within a larger goal of mokṣa, linking conduct discussions to liberation-oriented inquiry.
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