Varaha Purana 150.4: Adhyaya 150, Shloka 4
The Sacred Greatness of Sānandūra
ततो महीवचः श्रुत्वा विष्णुः कमललोचनः ॥ वराहरूपी भगवान्प्रत्युवाच वसुन्धराम् ॥
tato mahīvacah śrutvā viṣṇuḥ kamalalocanaḥ || varāharūpī bhagavān pratyuvāca vasundharām
वसुंधरा की बात सुन के विष्णु ने जवाब दिया। विष्णु के नैन कमल जैसे हैं। वो वराह रूप में थे। उन्होंने वसुंधरा को बताया।
Sūta (narrating); Varāha (about to speak)
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It explicitly anchors the text’s signature dialogue framework—Earth and the Varāha-form of Viṣṇu—central to the Varāha Purāṇa’s thematic identity.
No specific location appears in this verse; it functions as a narrative transition into the next instruction.
The verse frames ethical teaching as responsive dialogue: instruction is presented as an answer to inquiry, emphasizing attentive hearing and reasoned response.
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