Varaha Purana 193.1: Adhyaya 193, Shloka 1
Naciketas’ Journey to Yama’s Abode and the Eulogy of Truthfulness
अथ नचिकेतः प्रयाणवर्णनम् ॥ लोमहर्षण उवाच ॥ व्यासशिष्यं महाप्राज्ञं वेदवेदाङ्गपारगम् ॥ द्वारदेशे समासीनं कृतपूर्वाह्निकक्रियम्
atha naciketaḥ prayāṇavarṇanam || lomaharṣaṇa uvāca || vyāsaśiṣyaṃ mahāprājñaṃ vedavedāṅgapāragam || dvāradeśe samāsīnaṃ kṛtapūrvāhnikakriyam
अब नचिकेतस के जाने की बात आती है। लोमहर्षण ने कहा, मैंने व्यास का एक शिष्य देखा। वो बहुत पढ़ा-लिखा था, वेदों का पूरा ग्यान था। वो द्वार के पास बैठा था, सुबह की पूजा कर चुका था।
Lomaharṣaṇa (explicit)
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It provides a narrative framing device identifying Lomaharṣaṇa as speaker and highlighting scholastic credentials (Veda/Vedāṅga mastery), useful for studying Purāṇic self-presentation and modes of authority.
Only a generic setting is given—'dvāradeśa' (gateway area). No specific historical toponym is named.
The verse foregrounds disciplined learning and regular observance of daily rites as markers of exemplary conduct within the narrative world.
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