Varaha Purana 138.83: Adhyaya 138, Shloka 83
The Episode of the Khañjarīṭa Bird
and the Saukarava Tīrtha’s Merit
व्यतीतानि च गुह्यं ते कथनं मम चैव यत्॥ एतत्ते कथितं तात गुह्यमागमनं प्रति
vyatītāni ca guhyaṃ te kathanaṃ mama caiva yat || etat te kathitaṃ tāta guhyam āgamanaṃ prati
കഴിഞ്ഞുപോയ കാര്യങ്ങളും ഗൂഢവൃത്താന്തവും—അഥവാ ഞാൻ നിന്നോട് പറയേണ്ടതായിരുന്നതും—ഇതെല്ലാം, താതാ, വരവ്/സമീപനം സംബന്ധിച്ച രഹസ്യമായി നിന്നോട് പറഞ്ഞിരിക്കുന്നു.
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It illustrates how Purāṇic texts frame certain narratives as ‘guhya’ (confidential), a literary strategy that shapes authority, pedagogy, and controlled transmission in manuscript cultures.
No specific location is named in this verse; it instead references a ‘coming/approach’ (āgamana) in a narrative sense.
The verse emphasizes careful stewardship of teachings—communicating sensitive material with discernment and context.
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