Varaha Purana 2.61: Adhyaya 2, Shloka 61
Cosmogony and the Ninefold Creation: Rudra’s Origin and the Prelude to the Sāvitrī-Veda Narrative
पृच्छितवानस्मि राजेन्द्र तदा मधुरभाषिणीम् । का असि भद्रे कथं वा असि किं वा कार्यमिह त्वया । कर्तव्यं चारुसर्वाङ्गि तन्ममाचक्ष्व शोभने ॥ २.६० ॥
pṛcchitavān asmi rājendra tadā madhurabhāṣiṇīm | kā asi bhadre kathaṁ vā asi kiṁ vā kāryam iha tvayā | kartavyaṁ cāru-sarvāṅgi tan mamācakṣva śobhane || 2.60 ||
王の中の最勝者よ、そのとき私は甘美に語るその女性に尋ねた。「あなたは誰ですか、吉祥なる方よ。ご様子はいかがですか。ここであなたがなすべき務めは何ですか。四肢うるわしき美しき方よ、なすべきことを私に告げてください。」
Varāha (default dialogue framework; speaker not explicit in fragment)
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It exemplifies a common Purāṇic narrative technique: framing instruction through dialogue and formal inquiry (identity, condition, and purpose), which supports oral-style transmission and contextualizes subsequent teachings.
No geographic location is named in this verse; it functions as a conversational transition rather than a place-description.
The verse foregrounds disciplined inquiry and clarity of purpose—asking who someone is, their condition, and their intended task—before action is undertaken.
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