Varaha Purana 177.47: Adhyaya 177, Shloka 47
The Curse of Sāmba and the Prescribed Observance of Sun-Worship
साम्बस्तु सह सूर्येण रथस्थेन दिवानिशम् ॥ रविं पप्रच्छ धर्मात्मा पुराणं सूर्यभाषितम्
sāmbastu saha sūryeṇa rathasthena divāniśam || raviṃ papraccha dharmātmā purāṇaṃ sūryabhāṣitam
साम्ब सूर्य के साथ रथ में बैठा था। दिन रात वो सूर्य से बात करता रहा। साम्ब ने सूर्य से पुराण के बारे में पूछा। सूर्य ने जो बताया था, वो उसने सुनना चाहता था।
Varāha (default narrative voice to Pṛthivī framework)
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It frames a Purāṇic teaching as a dialogue, a common literary device for preserving and authorizing traditional knowledge through named interlocutors.
No specific location is named in this verse; it establishes the instructional setting with Sūrya on the chariot.
The verse foregrounds inquiry (praśna) and dharma-minded learning as the proper approach to receiving Purāṇic knowledge.
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