Varaha Purana 95.31: Adhyaya 95, Shloka 31
The Slaying of the Daitya Ruru, the Hymn to Cāmuṇḍā/Kālarātri, and the Doctrine of the Threefold Power
उवाच च द्रुतं देवीं किं ते कार्यं विवक्षितम् । ब्रूहि देवि वरारोहे यत् ते मनसि वर्तते ॥
uvāca ca drutaṁ devīṁ kiṁ te kāryaṁ vivakṣitam | brūhi devi varārohe yat te manasi vartate ||
महादेव ने जल्दी से पूछा, देवी, क्या बात है? क्या चाहिए तुम्हे? बोलो, तुम्हारे मन में क्या है?
Rudra (Śiva)
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It preserves a conventional Purāṇic dialogue formula (uvāca… brūhi…), useful for philological indexing and speaker attribution in manuscript traditions.
No geographic location is identified.
The verse models consultative speech—seeking clarification before acting—though it is framed as narrative dialogue rather than prescriptive ethics.
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