Varaha Purana 3.3: Adhyaya 3, Shloka 3
Nārada’s Account of a Former Birth and a Hymn to Nārāyaṇa
अस्त्यवन्तीपुरं राजंस्तत्राहं प्राग् द्विजोत्तमः । नाम्ना सारस्वतः पूर्वं वेदवेदाङ्गपारगः ॥ ३.३ ॥
asty avantīpuraṁ rājaṁs tatrāhaṁ prāk dvijottamaḥ | nāmnā sārasvataḥ pūrvaṁ vedavedāṅgapāragaḥ || 3.3 ||
राजा, अवंतीपुरा नाम का एक शहर है। वहाँ मैं एक बड़ा ब्राह्मण था। मेरा नाम सारस्वत था। मैं वेदों का पूरा ज्ञान रखता था।
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It situates the narrative within a named urban landscape (Avantīpura) and frames the speaker’s authority through traditional markers of learning—mastery of the Veda and Vedāṅgas—common to Purāṇic self-identification and transmission claims.
Avantīpura is named as a city. The verse itself does not provide enough internal detail for a definitive modern identification; it is best catalogued as a toponym requiring corroboration from other textual occurrences and regional historical geography studies.
No direct ethical injunction is stated here; the verse primarily establishes epistemic authority and cultural credentials through disciplined learning (Veda and Vedāṅgas), implying the value of rigorous study in preserving and transmitting tradition.
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