Varaha Purana 137.155: Adhyaya 137, Shloka 155
The Tale of the Vulture and the She-Jackal: The Māhātmya of the Saukarava Sacred Field
तव पीडाकरमिति तन्मां न प्रष्टुमर्हसि ॥ एतद्दुःखं महाभाग हृदि मे परिवर्तते
tava pīḍākaram iti tan māṃ na praṣṭum arhasi || etad duḥkhaṃ mahābhāga hṛdi me parivartate
यह बात तुम्हे दुख देगी, इसलिए तुम मुझसे मत पूछो। यह दुख मेरे दिल में बार-बार आ रहा है।
Unclear; defaulting to primary dialogue framework (Varāha addressing Pṛthivī)
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It preserves a classical narrative ethic: discretion in speech and inquiry, often used to heighten dramatic tension before a revelation in Purāṇic storytelling.
No geographic location is named in this verse.
One should avoid questions or disclosures that foreseeably cause unnecessary distress; moral speech includes sensitivity to the listener.
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