Varaha Purana 137.194: Adhyaya 137, Shloka 194
The Tale of the Vulture and the She-Jackal: The Māhātmya of the Saukarava Sacred Field
ततो भार्यावचः श्रुत्वा कलिङ्गानां जनाधिपः॥ बाढमित्येव वाक्येन छन्दयामास तां प्रियाम्॥
tato bhāryāvacaḥ śrutvā kaliṅgānāṃ janādhipaḥ || bāḍham ity eva vākyena chandayāmāsa tāṃ priyām ||
जब कलिंग के राजा ने अपनी पत्नी की बात सुनी, तो उन्होंने हाँ कर दी। उन्होंने अपनी प्यारी पत्नी को कहा, ठीक है, जो तुम कहती हो वही होगा।
Varāha (default per dialogue framework; speaker not explicit in fragment)
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It preserves an ethnogeographic marker (Kaliṅga) within a narrative frame, offering evidence for how regions and rulership are represented in Purāṇic literature.
Kaliṅga is identified—classically associated with eastern India (notably coastal Odisha and adjoining regions) in historical and literary sources.
The verse highlights responsive governance within the household sphere: listening and consenting through clear speech, without coercive insistence.
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