Varaha Purana 193.9: Adhyaya 193, Shloka 9
Naciketas’ Journey to Yama’s Abode and the Eulogy of Truthfulness
सूत उवाच ॥ एवं पृष्टो महातेजास्तेन राज्ञा द्विजोत्तमः ॥ उवाच मधुरं वाक्यं राजानं जनमेजयम् ॥
sūta uvāca || evaṃ pṛṣṭo mahātejās tena rājñā dvijottamaḥ || uvāca madhuraṃ vākyaṃ rājānaṃ janamejayam
सूत ने कहा। राजा ने पूछा तो उस ब्राह्मण ने, जो सबसे बड़ा था, अच्छी बात कही। जनमेजय राजा को स्वीट आंसर दिया।
Sūta
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The verse signals an oral-transmission style frame (Sūta as narrator), a hallmark of Purāṇic composition and redaction, emphasizing authority through layered speakers.
No geographic location is specified; the verse functions as a narrative transition into the sage’s reply.
Indirectly, it underscores disciplined inquiry: ethical knowledge is presented as learned through respectful questioning and authoritative response.
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