Varaha Purana 136.119: Adhyaya 136, Shloka 119
A Sūtra-like Manual of Expiations for Ritual Transgressions
आख्यानानां महाख्यानं तपसां च परं तपः ॥ अत्राहं कीर्तयिष्यामि ब्राह्मणेभ्यो महेश्वरि ॥
ākhyānānāṁ mahākhyānaṁ tapasāṁ ca paraṁ tapaḥ || atrāhaṁ kīrtayiṣyāmi brāhmaṇebhyo maheśvari
यह सब कहानियों में बड़ी कहानी है। यह सब तपस्या में सबसे बड़ी तपस्या है। मैं यह अब ब्राह्मणों के लिए बताऊंगा, महेश्वरी।
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It reflects a common Purāṇic self-referential style: presenting a teaching as an authoritative “great narrative,” often used to frame dharma and expiation teachings for learned audiences.
No specific toponym appears in this verse; it functions as a framing statement rather than a geographic notice.
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