Varaha Purana 16.18: Adhyaya 16, Shloka 18
The Account of Saramā: Indra’s Restoration after Loss of Sovereignty
दृष्ट्वा ते तां च साम्नैव सामपूर्वमिदं वचः । आसां गवां तु दुग्ध्वैव क्षीरं त्वं सरमे शुभे ॥ १६.१८ ॥
dṛṣṭvā te tāṃ ca sāmnaiva sāmapūrvam idaṃ vacaḥ | āsāṃ gavāṃ tu dugdhvaiva kṣīraṃ tvaṃ sarame śubhe || 16.18 ||
जब उन्होंने उसको देखा, तो धीरे-धीरे बात की। पहले समझाया, फिर बोला: 'इन गायों का दूध निकाल के ले आ। सरमा, तु बड़ी अच्छी है, यह दूध ले जा।'
Varāha (default speaker per dialogue framework; explicit speaker not marked in fragment)
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It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative technique: ethical counsel delivered through dialogue, emphasizing non-coercive persuasion (sāma) as a culturally valued mode of speech.
No geographic toponym appears in this verse fragment; it is framed as a narrative instruction involving cows and Saramā rather than a site-description.
The verse foregrounds conciliatory speech (sāma) and orderly conduct—obtaining milk through the proper act of milking rather than through force or disorder.
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