Varaha Purana 218.4: Adhyaya 218, Shloka 4
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Anukramaṇikā Chapter
वराहस्य पुराणस्य वृत्तान्तान् प्रब्रवीम्यहम् ॥ आदौ सम्बन्धकथनं वृत्तान्तश्चादिकल्पकः ॥
varāhasya purāṇasya vṛttāntān prabravīmy aham | ādau sambandha-kathanaṃ vṛttāntaś cādi-kalpakaḥ ||
मैं तुम्हे वराह पुराण की कहानी बताता हूँ। पहले कनेक्शन समझाता हूँ, फिर शुरू से कल्प की बात।
Varāha
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