Varaha Purana 32.18: Adhyaya 32, Shloka 18
Dharma as the Bull-Form: Soma’s Transgression and the Institution of the Thirteenth Lunar Day Observance
ततः सर्वे स्तुतिं चक्रुस्तस्य देवस्य हर्षिताः । विदित्वा ब्रह्मणो वाक्यात् सम्पूर्णशशिसन्निभम् ॥ ३२.१९ ॥
tataḥ sarve stutiṁ cakrus tasya devasya harṣitāḥ | viditvā brahmaṇo vākyāt sampūrṇaśaśisannibham || 32.19 ||
फिर सब लोग खुश हो गए। ब्रह्मा की बात सुन के समझ गए कि भगवान चमक रहे हैं पूरा चाँद जैसा। सब मिलकर उनकी प्रार्थना की।
Varāha (default narrator framework; explicit speaker not stated in this verse)
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It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative device where communal praise (stuti) follows authoritative confirmation (here, Brahmā’s words), illustrating how hymns function as markers of recognition and transition within the text’s storytelling tradition.
No geographic location is specified in this verse; the imagery is cosmological/aesthetic (the full moon) rather than topographical.
The verse emphasizes respectful acknowledgment of exemplary qualities—portrayed through collective praise—rather than issuing a direct moral injunction.
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