Varaha Purana 98.20: Adhyaya 98, Shloka 20
Chapter on the Sacred Hill Episode: Satyatapā and the Marvel of Varāha
एवमुक्तो मुनिस्तेन चिन्तयामास तत्क्षणात् ॥ यदि तं दर्शयाम्यस्मै वराहं हन्यते तदा ॥
evam ukto munis tena cintayāmāsa tat-kṣaṇāt || yadi taṃ darśayāmy asmai varāhaṃ hanyate tadā ||
അവൻ ഇങ്ങനെ പറഞ്ഞപ്പോൾ മുനി അതേ ക്ഷണത്തിൽ ചിന്തിച്ചു—“ഞാൻ അവനു ആ വരാഹത്തെ കാണിച്ചാൽ, അപ്പോൾ അത് വധിക്കപ്പെടും.”
Narrator (reporting the sage’s internal reasoning)
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It captures a concise ethical calculus in narrative form—how knowledge-sharing can directly enable harm—relevant to broader dharma-style reasoning in Purāṇic literature.
No location is specified; the focus is on moral decision-making rather than spatial description.
It emphasizes responsibility in disclosure: withholding actionable information may be justified when it would directly facilitate violence.
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