Varaha Purana 54.8: Adhyaya 54, Shloka 8
Nārada’s Teaching on a Viṣṇu-Vrata for Securing a Husband
Narrative of the Apsarases
अप्सरस ऊचुः । भगवन् ब्रह्मतनय भर्तृकामाः वयं द्विज । नारायणश्च भर्ता नो यथा स्यात् तत् प्रचक्ष्व नः ॥ ५४.८ ॥
apsarasa ūcuḥ | bhagavan brahmatanaya bhartṛkāmā vayaṃ dvija | nārāyaṇaś ca bhartā no yathā syāt tat pracakṣva naḥ || 54.8 ||
अप्सराएँ बोली, भगवान, आप ब्रह्मा के बेटे हैं। हम एक पति चाहते हैं। आप बताइए कि नारायण कैसे हमारा पति बन सके।
Apsarases
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It exemplifies a common Purāṇic dialogue form in which celestial figures pose a request to an authoritative interlocutor (here addressed as “son of Brahmā”), reflecting the didactic and narrative framing typical of Purāṇic composition.
No geographic location is named in this verse; the content is interpersonal and narrative rather than topographical.
The verse does not state a direct ethical injunction; it presents a petitionary question about attaining a desired marital relationship, setting up subsequent instruction or narrative resolution.
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