Varaha Purana 71.38: Adhyaya 71, Shloka 38
Vision of the Trimūrti in Rudra, the Gautama Curse, the Manifestation of the Godāvarī, and the Niḥśvāsa-saṃhitā Account
एवमुक्तस्तदा तैस्तु गौतमः किमिदं त्विति । गोवध्याकारणं मह्यं तावत् पश्यति गौतमः ॥ ७१.३८ ॥
evam uktas tadā tais tu gautamaḥ kim idaṃ tv iti | govadhyākāraṇaṃ mahyaṃ tāvat paśyati gautamaḥ || 71.38 ||
അവർ ഇങ്ങനെ പറഞ്ഞപ്പോൾ ഗൗതമൻ “ഇത് എന്താണ്?” എന്നു ചോദിച്ചു; തുടർന്ന് ഗൗതമൻ ഗോവധത്തിന്റെ കാരണമെന്തെന്ന് അത്രത്തോളം തിരിച്ചറിഞ്ഞു।
Narrator (speaker not explicit in fragment; default narrative voice within Varāha Purāṇa frame)
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It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative technique: ethical tension is introduced through an event (here, cow-slaughter) and then clarified through inquiry and disclosure, aligning storytelling with dharma-oriented explanation.
No geographic location is explicitly named in this verse fragment; it functions as a narrative transition focused on inquiry and causal understanding.
The verse foregrounds ethical causality: before judging an act, the narrative encourages inquiry into its cause (ākāraṇa), presenting understanding as a prerequisite for moral evaluation.
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