Varaha Purana 193.10: Adhyaya 193, Shloka 10
Naciketas’ Journey to Yama’s Abode and the Eulogy of Truthfulness
पावनीं सर्वपापानां प्रवृत्तौ शुभकारिणीम् ॥ इतिहासपुराणानां कथां वै विदुषां प्रियाम् ॥
pāvanīṃ sarvapāpānāṃ pravṛttau śubhakāriṇīm || itihāsapurāṇānāṃ kathāṃ vai viduṣāṃ priyām
वो इतिहास और पुराण की कहानी सुनाई। पढ़े-लिखे लोगों को यह पसंद आती है। यह कहानी सारे पाप साफ करती है और अच्छा काम करने में हेल्प करती है।
Sūta (narrative continuation; the responder’s speech is being introduced)
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It explicitly characterizes Purāṇic discourse as both learned tradition (viduṣāṃ priyā) and ethical instrument (śubhakāriṇī), reflecting how texts justified their pedagogical authority.
No location is given; the verse is meta-textual, describing the nature of the forthcoming narrative.
Ethical improvement is tied to engagement in auspicious conduct (pravṛtti) supported by reflective listening to instructive narratives.
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