Varaha Purana 136.11: Adhyaya 136, Shloka 11
A Sūtra-like Manual of Expiations for Ritual Transgressions
ततो नारायणाच्छ्रुत्वा धरणी वाक्यमब्रवीत् ॥ एतन्मे परमं गुह्यं लोकनाथ जनार्दन ॥
tato nārāyaṇāc chrutvā dharaṇī vākyam abravīt || etan me paramaṃ guhyaṃ lokanātha janārdana ||
नारायण से यह सब सुन के धरती माँ ने कहा। भगवान, यह बात मुझे बहुत छुपा के रखनी है। आप दुनिया के मालिक हो, आप ही समझा सकते हो।
Pṛthivī (Dharaṇī)
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It showcases the Purāṇic dialogic method: personified Earth (Dharaṇī) engages Nārāyaṇa, a common literary device for transmitting ethical and cultural knowledge.
No specific location is named here; Dharaṇī is the personified Earth rather than a discrete site.
The verse signals a transition to esoteric or carefully framed instruction (guhya), implying that ethical knowledge may be context-sensitive and responsibly transmitted.
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