Varaha Purana 139.58: Adhyaya 139, Shloka 58
The Glory of Varāha’s Rite: Merits of Cow-dung Plastering, Sweeping, Singing, Instrumental Music, and Dance
with a Truth-Vow Exemplum
ततः स पद्मपत्राक्षः श्वपाकं प्रत्युवाच ह॥ मधुरां गिरमादाय विहितेनान्तरात्मना
tataḥ sa padmapatrākṣaḥ śvapākaṃ pratyuvāca ha || madhurāṃ giram ādāya vihitenāntarātmanā
फिर उसने अपनी आँखें खोलें जो कमल के फूल जैसी थिन। उसने उस श्वपक आदमी से बात की। उसकी आवाज़ में नरमपन था और उसका मन शांत था।
Unspecified (narrative voice; likely the noble interlocutor addressing the śvapāka)
FAQs
It preserves a classical narrative style in which ethical counsel is framed through courteous address, reflecting Purāṇic didactic storytelling.
No explicit geographic location is named in this verse fragment.
Ethical communication: the passage emphasizes speaking gently and with inner composure before offering counsel.
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