Varaha Purana 138.10: Adhyaya 138, Shloka 10
The Episode of the Khañjarīṭa Bird
and the Saukarava Tīrtha’s Merit
तव भक्तसुखार्याय तद्भवान्वक्तुमर्हति ॥ ततो मह्या वचः श्रुत्वा सर्वदेवमयो हरिः।
tava bhaktasukhāryāya tadbhavān vaktum arhati || tato mahyā vacaḥ śrutvā sarvadevamayo hariḥ
आपके भक्तों के लिए आप यह समझा दीजिये। मेरा बात सुन के हरि ने जवाब दिया। वो सब देवियों में बसने वाले हैं।
Pṛthivī (first half), Narrator (second half)
FAQs
It demonstrates the rhetorical legitimation of instruction—requesting teaching “for devotees’ welfare”—a common Purāṇic device to introduce authoritative exposition.
No geographic identifier appears in this line; it is a dialogic hinge between inquiry and the deity’s reply.
It highlights pedagogy and responsibility: knowledge is requested and delivered for communal benefit rather than private gain.
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