Varaha Purana 194.35: Adhyaya 194, Shloka 35
The Return of Naciketas from Yama’s Abode: Inquiry into Death, Karma, and Dharmic Release
उपविष्टास्तथा चान्ये स्थिताश्चान्ये सुयन्त्रिताः ॥ ते सर्वे तं तु पृच्छन्ति ऋषयो वेदपारगाः
upaviṣṭās tathā cānye sthitāś cānye suyantritāḥ || te sarve taṃ tu pṛcchanti ṛṣayo vedapāragāḥ
कुछ लोग बैठ गए, और कुछ खड़े हो गए। सब शांत थे। वो सब रिशि, जो वेद के बड़े जानकार हैं, उनसे पूछने लगे।
Narrator (implicit; within Vaiśampāyana frame)
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It documents an idealized scholarly assembly (ṛṣi-sabhā) characterized by restraint and Vedic learning, a common Purāṇic setting for ethical instruction.
No place-name appears; the verse describes a learned gathering rather than a site.
Implicitly values self-restraint (suyantrita) and disciplined inquiry as prerequisites for receiving instruction.
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