Varaha Purana 191.21: Adhyaya 191, Shloka 21
Section on the Origin of Madhuparka and the Procedure for Its Ritual Donation
सरहश्च लघुर्देव एतत्तव न युज्यते॥ ब्रह्मणो वचनं श्रुत्वा मयाप्येवं प्रभाषितम्॥
sarahaś ca laghur deva etat tava na yujyate || brahmaṇo vacanaṃ śrutvā mayāpy evaṃ prabhāṣitam ||
भगवान, यह बात छुपी है और बहुत छोटी है। यह तुम्हारे लिए सही नहीं लगता। ब्रह्मा की बात सुन के मैंने भी यही कहा।
Pṛthivī (default for inquiry/objection in Varāha–Pṛthivī dialogue; not explicit here)
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No geographic location appears in this verse.
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