Varaha Purana 176.13: Adhyaya 176, Shloka 13
The Māhātmya of Kṛṣṇagaṅgodbhava, Kāliñjara, and the Five Sacred Baths: The Tale of Pāñcāla and Tilottamā
एवं सुमन्तुना दृष्टमाश्चर्यं बहुवासरम् ॥ सुमन्तुस्तर्कयामास कोऽयं कस्यात्मजो युवा ॥
evaṃ sumantunā dṛṣṭamāścaryaṃ bahuvāsaram || sumantustarkayāmāsa ko'yaṃ kasyātmajo yuvā
सुमंतु ने कई दिन तक यह देखा। वो सोचने लगा कि यह जवान कौन है और इसका बाप कौन है।
Narrator (default framework: Varāha → Pṛthivī)
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It highlights the Purāṇic method of moving from observation (āścarya) to inquiry, a dialogic structure used to introduce moral-geographical explanations.
No location is specified here; the inquiry occurs within the hermitage setting near the tīrtha described in adjacent verses.
It models careful reasoning and respectful inquiry before judgment—an epistemic discipline within the narrative.
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