Varaha Purana 70.36: Adhyaya 70, Shloka 36
Nārāyaṇa as the Sacrificial Principle, Analysis of the Three Guṇas, and the Account of Delusion-Doctrines
त्वं च रुद्र महाबाहो मोहशास्त्राणि कारय । अल्पायासं दर्शयित्वा फलं दीर्घं प्रदर्शय ॥ ७०.३६ ॥
tvaṃ ca rudra mahābāho mohaśāstrāṇi kāraya | alpāyāsaṃ darśayitvā phalaṃ dīrghaṃ pradarśaya || 70.36 ||
നീയും, ഹേ മഹാബാഹു രുദ്രാ, മോഹശാസ്ത്രങ്ങൾ രചിപ്പിക്ക. അല്പശ്രമമെന്നു കാണിച്ച് അതിന്റെ ദീർഘവ്യാപകമായ ഫലം ജനങ്ങൾക്ക് പ്രകടമാക്കുക.
Varāha (default dialogue framework; speaker not explicit in excerpt)
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The verse reflects a Purāṇic literary strategy in which competing teachings are framed through the language of śāstra (authoritative discourse), offering evidence for how doctrinal authority and persuasion were discussed in classical Sanskrit narrative traditions.
No geographic location is named in this verse; it is primarily concerned with doctrinal composition and the presentation of consequences (phala).
It highlights how teachings may be presented as “easy” (alpāyāsa) while producing extensive consequences (dīrgha-phala), functioning as a cautionary note about the ethics of persuasion and the long-term impact of doctrinal messaging.
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