Varaha Purana 54.1: Adhyaya 54, Shloka 1
Nārada’s Teaching on a Viṣṇu-Vrata for Securing a Husband
Narrative of the Apsarases
भद्राश्व उवाच । विज्ञानोत्पत्तिकामस्य क आराध्यो भवेद् द्विज । कथं चाराध्यतेऽसौ हि एतदाख्याहि मे द्विज ॥ ५४.१ ॥
bhadrāśva uvāca | vijñānotpatti-kāmasya ka ārādhyo bhaved dvija | kathaṃ cārādhyate 'sau hi etad ākhyāhi me dvija || 54.1 ||
भद्राश्व ने पूछा, "ब्राह्मण, अगर किसी को ज्ञान चाहिए, तो वो किस भगवान की पूजा करे? और कैसे करे? आप मुझे बताइये।"
Bhadrāśva
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It exemplifies the Purāṇic pedagogical style in which a named interlocutor frames a focused inquiry about knowledge (vijñāna) and appropriate disciplines, reflecting broader South Asian intellectual traditions that connect epistemic aims with ethical and ritual practice.
No geographic location is mentioned in this verse; it is structured as a doctrinal question within a dialogue setting.
The verse presents an ethical-intellectual orientation: the pursuit of vijñāna should be guided by a proper object of reverence and a method of disciplined practice, posed here as a request for authoritative clarification.
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