Varaha Purana 98.15: Adhyaya 98, Shloka 15
Chapter on the Sacred Hill Episode: Satyatapā and the Marvel of Varāha
स्रवणं भस्मनश्चैव श्रुतं सर्वं शशंस ह ॥ तच्छुत्वा सहसा शक्रो विस्मितो विष्णुमब्रवीत् ॥
sravaṇaṃ bhasmanaś caiva śrutaṃ sarvaṃ śaśaṃsa ha || tac chutvā sahasā śakro vismito viṣṇum abravīt ||
उसने सब बात सुनाई कि पानी कैसे बह रहा है और राख कैसे है। यह सुन के इंद्र हैरान हो गया और विष्णु से बोला।
Narrator (reports Śakra addressing Viṣṇu)
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It marks a narrative pivot: a reported marvel prompts a ruler-deity’s inquiry, a common Purāṇic structure for transitioning into a journey or revelation.
No new location is introduced here; it functions as a connective verse linking prior place-description to Indra’s response.
It foregrounds careful reporting (śaśaṃsa) and consultation before action—an ethic of deliberation and verification.
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