Varaha Purana 194.22: Adhyaya 194, Shloka 22
The Return of Naciketas from Yama’s Abode: Inquiry into Death, Karma, and Dharmic Release
ब्रूहि सत्यं त्वया दृष्टं श्रुतं च सविशेषकम् ॥ ऋषीणां श्रोतुकामानां पितुश्चैव विशेषतः ॥
brūhi satyaṃ tvayā dṛṣṭaṃ śrutaṃ ca saviśeṣakam || ṛṣīṇāṃ śrotukāmānāṃ pituś caiva viśeṣataḥ ||
सच बोलो, जो तुमने देखा है और जो सुना है। सब डिटेल के साथ बोलो। रिशि लोग सुनना चाहते हैं। और बाप के लिए तो खास करके बताओ।
Pṛthivī (default dialogue framework; inquirer voice)
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It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative technique: an inquirer requests a truthful, detailed report for an audience of sages, establishing an authoritative setting for ethical-cosmological teaching.
No specific geographic location is named in this verse fragment.
A commitment to truthful speech and careful, detailed testimony—presented as the proper foundation for instruction.
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