Varaha Purana 144.69: Adhyaya 144, Shloka 69
The Māhātmya of Someśvara and Related Liṅgas: The Liberation-Field of Triveṇī and the Śālagrāma Sacred Landscape
अन्यच्च ते प्रवक्ष्यामि परं गुह्यं वसुन्धरे ॥ तप्यतस्तस्य तु मुने रीश्वरेण समं सुतम् ॥
anyac ca te pravakṣyāmi paraṃ guhyaṃ vasundhare || tapyatas tasya tu mune rīśvareṇa samaṃ sutam ||
अब मैं तुम्हे एक और बात बताता हूँ, यह बहुत छुपा हुआ राज़ है। वो रिशि तपस्या करता रहा। उसने सोचा कि ईश्वर जैसा बेटा मिले।
Varāha
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It marks a shift to a 'guhya' (esoteric/privileged) narrative register, a common Purāṇic technique for introducing consequential episodes within a didactic dialogue.
No new location is specified in this verse; it continues the narrative situated in the previously mentioned kṣetra context.
It foregrounds intensity of aspiration and disciplined practice, while implicitly cautioning that aims (such as equality with the Lord) are framed as extraordinary and narratively significant.
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