Varaha Purana 154.4: Adhyaya 154, Shloka 4
The Efficacy of Yamunā River Pilgrimage Sites
Merits of Mathurā-Region Tīrthas
तद्वदस्व स्वकं गुह्यं पश्चाद्वक्ष्याम्यहं तव ॥ इत्युक्त्वा पीवरी ज्ञात्वा प्रहस्य तु गुणालयाः
tadvadasva svakaṃ guhyaṃ paścādvakṣyāmyahaṃ tava || ityuktvā pīvarī jñātvā prahasya tu guṇālayāḥ
അതുകൊണ്ട് നീ നിന്റെ രഹസ്യം പറയുക; പിന്നെ ഞാൻ നിന്റേതു പറയും. ഇങ്ങനെ പറഞ്ഞപ്പോൾ, ഗുണങ്ങളുടെ നിധിയായ പീവരീ മനസ്സിലാക്കി പുഞ്ചിരിച്ചു.
Rājā (King) then Narrative voice about Pīvarī
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It signals a formal shift to a first-person account by a named female figure (Pīvarī), typical of embedded narrative testimony in Purāṇic texts.
No specific place-name occurs here; it functions as a transition into the forthcoming tīrtha-linked story.
Measured disclosure: secrets are to be shared responsibly, in order, and within trusted dialogue.
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