Varaha Purana 136.15: Adhyaya 136, Shloka 15
A Sūtra-like Manual of Expiations for Ritual Transgressions
श्मशानं पद्मपत्राक्ष रुद्रस्य च निशि प्रियम् ॥ श्रीवराह उवाच ॥ शृणु तत्त्वेन मे देवि इदमाख्यानमुत्तमम् ॥
śmaśānaṃ padmapatrākṣa rudrasya ca niśi priyam || śrīvarāha uvāca || śṛṇu tattvena me devi idam ākhyānam uttamam ||
श्री वराह ने कहा, देवी, सुनो। मैं तुम्हे सच-सच बताऊंगा यह बात। वो जगह जहाँ लोगों को जलाया जाता है, रुद्र को रात में बहुत पसंद है।
Varāha (explicitly marked: śrīvarāha uvāca)
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It contains an explicit speaker marker (śrīvarāha uvāca), important for textual segmentation in digital editions and for understanding Purāṇic dialogic structure.
No specific site is named; 'śmaśāna' denotes a general cremation-ground setting rather than a particular locale.
It frames the forthcoming teaching as an 'excellent account' requiring attentive listening, reinforcing disciplined reception of ethical narrative.
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