Varaha Purana 174.91: Adhyaya 174, Shloka 91
The Sanctifying Power of River Confluences: Release from the Preta-State and the Rite of Śravaṇa Dvādaśī with Vāmana Worship
एतत्कारणमुद्दिश्य परः सूचীমुखस्ततः ॥ समर्थितो द्विजेनैव शीघ्रं याति यतो हि सः
etatkāraṇamuddiśya paraḥ sūcīmukhastataḥ || samarthito dvijenaiva śīghraṃ yāti yato hi saḥ
ഇതിനുള്ള കാരണമെന്തെന്നു സൂചിപ്പിക്കുവാൻ, അപ്പോൾ ആ മറ്റവൻ—സൂചീമുഖൻ—ദ്വിജൻ (ബ്രാഹ്മണൻ) പ്രേരിപ്പിച്ചതിനാൽ വേഗത്തിൽ പുറപ്പെടുന്നു; അതുകൊണ്ടുതന്നെ അവൻ പോകുന്നു॥
Varāha (default, narrative voice not explicitly marked)
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It shows a common Purāṇic narrative device: an inquiry into causation followed by instruction, often mediated through a ‘dvija’ figure representing normative learning.
None; the verse continues the generic forest narrative without naming a specific region.
The ethical content is implicit: it legitimizes guided inquiry (asking causes) and instruction through recognized scholarly agents.
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