Varaha Purana 8.15: Adhyaya 8, Shloka 15
Dialogue on the Ethical Limits of Subsistence and the Five Great Sacrifices
Dharmavyādha, Mātaṅga, and Prasanna
पित्रा पृष्टा किमेतत्ते पुत्रि रोदनकारणम् । एवमुक्ता तदा सा तु कथयामास भामिनी ॥ ८.१५ ॥
pitrā pṛṣṭā kim etat te putri rodanakāraṇam | evam uktā tadā sā tu kathayāmāsa bhāminī || 8.15 ||
पिताजी ने पूछा, बेटा, क्या हुआ? इतना क्यों रो रही हो? उन्होंने ऐसा पूछा तो उस लड़की ने सब बात बताई।
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It illustrates a common Purāṇic narrative technique: a question-and-answer frame that introduces a personal account, supporting oral-style transmission and episodic storytelling.
No geographic location is named in this verse fragment; it is a domestic/dialogic setup rather than a place-description.
The verse foregrounds attentive inquiry and compassionate listening as a social virtue: distress is met with questioning aimed at understanding its cause.
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