Varaha Purana 27.36: Adhyaya 27, Shloka 36
The Slaying of Andhaka and the Manifestation of the Eight Mother-Goddesses from Divine Afflictions
य एतच्छृणुयान्नित्यं मातॄणामुद्भवं शुभम् । तस्य ताः सर्वतो रक्षां कुर्वन्त्यनुदिनं नृप ॥ २७.३७ ॥
ya etac chṛṇuyān nityaṁ mātṝṇām udbhavaṁ śubham | tasya tāḥ sarvato rakṣāṁ kurvanty anudinaṁ nṛpa || 27.37 ||
राजा, जो रोज सुनता है कि माँ लोग कैसे पैदा हुई, वो लोग उसकी हर तरफ से रक्षा करते हैं। रोज भी वो सेफ रहता है।
Varāha (default speaker per dialogue framework; explicit speaker not stated in the verse fragment)
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It reflects a common Purāṇic motif in which hearing (śravaṇa) a sacred narrative is presented as a culturally valued practice associated with protection and well-being, indicating the importance of oral transmission and recitation in early medieval Sanskrit literary culture.
No geographic location is named in this verse; it focuses on the efficacy of listening to an account concerning the Mātṛs.
The verse encourages disciplined, regular engagement with instructive narratives (through listening), presenting sustained attentiveness as a means to cultivate security and stability in one’s life.
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