Varaha Purana 139.37: Adhyaya 139, Shloka 37
The Glory of Varāha’s Rite: Merits of Cow-dung Plastering, Sweeping, Singing, Instrumental Music, and Dance
with a Truth-Vow Exemplum
राक्षसं छन्दयामास मम भक्त्या व्यवस्थितः ॥ एवमेतन्महाभाग भक्ष्योऽहं समुपागतः ॥
rākṣasaṃ chandayāmāsa mama bhaktyā vyavasthitaḥ || evam etan mahābhāga bhakṣyo 'haṃ samupāgataḥ ||
वो भगवान का भक्त था, उसने रक्षस को समझाया। बोला, सही कहा आपने, मैं यहाँ खाने के लिए ही आया हूँ।
Varāha (narrating); direct speech attributed to the devotee (śvapāka/cāṇḍāla figure)
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It highlights a Purāṇic strategy where non-violent speech and devotional steadiness function as narrative instruments for overcoming peril.
No geographic location is specified in this verse.
The verse emphasizes composure and persuasive restraint—responding to danger through disciplined speech rather than escalation.
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