Varaha Purana 187.121: Adhyaya 187, Shloka 121
Determination of the Origin and Procedure of the Ancestral Offering
Pitṛyajña/Śrāddha
भीतो गद्गदया वाचा निःश्वसंश्च मुहुर्मुहुः ॥ सव्रीडो भाषते विप्रः कारुण्येन समन्वितः ॥
bhīto gadgadayā vācā niḥśvasaṁś ca muhur muhuḥ || savrīḍo bhāṣate vipraḥ kāruṇyena samanvitaḥ ||
वोह ब्राह्मण बहुत डर गया था। उसकी आवाज़ रुक-रुक के आ रही थी। वोह बार-बार साँस ले रहा था। उसमें शर्म भी थी और दया भी। फिर उसने बात की।
Narrator (speaker not explicit in excerpt; within Varāha–Pṛthivī dialogue frame)
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It illustrates a common Purāṇic narrative technique: ethical instruction is framed through embodied emotion (fear, shame, compassion), reflecting classical Sanskrit storytelling norms.
No geographic location is named in this verse.
The verse foregrounds compassionate speech even under fear or shame, presenting kāruṇya as a valued disposition in discourse.
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