Varaha Purana 176.20: Adhyaya 176, Shloka 20
The Māhātmya of Kṛṣṇagaṅgodbhava, Kāliñjara, and the Five Sacred Baths: The Tale of Pāñcāla and Tilottamā
निरूप्य कथयास्माकं यत्ते प्रच्छन्नकिल्बिषम्
nirūpya kathayāsmākaṃ yatte pracchanna-kilbiṣam
अच्छा से देख के बताओ, तुम क्या छुपा रहे हो? कोई बड़ी गलती है क्या तुम्हारी जो तुम नहीं बता रहे?
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It illustrates a common Purāṇic narrative device: ethical inquiry through dialogue, where concealed wrongdoing is brought into speech for clarification and resolution.
No location is specified in this verse; it functions as a transition into the speaker’s inquiry.
The verse foregrounds moral accountability: hidden fault (kilbiṣa) should be articulated rather than concealed.
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