Varaha Purana 66.1: Adhyaya 66, Shloka 1
Nārada’s Journey to Śvetadvīpa and the Means of Attaining the Lord through the Pañcarātra
भद्राश्व उवाच । आश्चर्यं यदि ते किञ्चिद् विदितं दृष्टमेव वा । तन्मे कथय धर्मज्ञ मम कौतूहलं महत् ॥ ६६.१ ॥
bhadrāśva uvāca | āścaryaṁ yadi te kiñcid viditaṁ dṛṣṭam eva vā | tan me kathaya dharmajña mama kautūhalaṁ mahat || 66.1 ||
भद्राश्व ने कहा, अगर तुम्हे कुछ अजब बात पता है या तुमने कुछ अजब देखा है। तो मुझे बताओ, तुम धरम के बहुत जानने वाले हो। मुझे बहुत जानना है, मेरा दिल बहुत उतावला है।
Bhadrāśva
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It exemplifies a common Purāṇic narrative technique: framing instruction through a respectful question posed to a recognized “knower of dharma,” situating the ensuing material within an authoritative dialogic setting.
No geographic location is specified in this verse; it functions as a narrative prompt rather than a topographical reference.
The verse foregrounds an epistemic ethic: valuing both learned knowledge (vidita) and direct observation (dṛṣṭa) as legitimate grounds for inquiry and transmission in a dharma-oriented discourse.
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