Varaha Purana 71.50: Adhyaya 71, Shloka 50
Vision of the Trimūrti in Rudra, the Gautama Curse, the Manifestation of the Godāvarī, and the Niḥśvāsa-saṃhitā Account
एवमभ्यर्थितस्तैस्तु पुराऽहं द्विजसत्तमाः । वेदक्रियासमायुक्तां कृतवानस्मि संहिताम् ॥ ७१.५० ॥
evam abhyarthitas tais tu purā'haṃ dvijasattamāḥ | vedakriyāsamāyuktāṃ kṛtavān asmi saṃhitām || 71.50 ||
जब उन्होंने मुझसे पहले भी यही रिक्वेस्ट की थी, मैंने एक किताब लिख दी थी। उसमें वेदों के अनुसार सब पूजा-विधि लिखी हुई थी।
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It reflects a self-referential Purāṇic claim about compilation in response to learned requesters, a common feature in South Asian manuscript and textual transmission traditions that frames authority through pedagogy and ritual expertise.
No geographic location is explicitly identified in this verse fragment.
The verse emphasizes responsible preservation and systematization of ritual knowledge—presenting compilation and teaching as culturally valued scholarly duties rather than a direct moral injunction.
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