Varaha Purana 210.2: Adhyaya 210, Shloka 2
Inquiry into Moral Agency (Karma) and Practical Means for the Dissolution of Sin: the Śiśumāra Contemplation
Uttara Bhāga · Pativratā-māhātmya (Ethics and Social Dharma Narratives)
इदं हि सर्वभूतेषु परं कौतूहलं मम ॥ तदहं श्रोतुमिच्छामि कथयस्व महातपाः ॥
idaṃ hi sarvabhūteṣu paraṃ kautūhalaṃ mama || tad ahaṃ śrotum icchāmi kathayasva mahātapāḥ ||
idaM hi sarvabhUteShu paraM kautUhalaM mama || tadahaM shrotumichChAmi kathayasva mahAtapAH
मुझे सब बातों में एक चीज़ का बहुत सवाल है। मैं यह सुनना चाहता हूँ। आप मुझे बताइए, आप जो बड़े तपस्वी हैं।
Sandhi Notes
- श्रोतुमिच्छामि = श्रोतुम् + इच्छामि
- महातपाः = महा + तपाः (कर्मधारय)
Nārada
Please explain the matter that is my greatest curiosity—this confidential dharma about women/pativratā greatness.
Supreme curiosity (kautūhala/jijñāsā) is the gateway to receiving dharma; the student’s readiness invites revelation.
Approach ethical teachings with focused questions and sustained listening; cultivate disciplined curiosity rather than idle debate.
Sets up Varāha’s subsequent exposition in the pativratā-māhātmya sequence
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It exemplifies the Purāṇic instructional method: inquiry by a respected interlocutor (Nārada) prompts systematic exposition of dharma.
No geographic location is specified in this verse.
The verse models disciplined inquiry—seeking clarification from an authoritative teacher as part of ethical learning.
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