Varaha Purana 131.2: Adhyaya 131, Shloka 2
Expiation for Chewing the Tooth-stick
Dantakāṣṭha
नारायणवचः श्रुत्वा पृथिवी धर्मसंश्रितः ॥ विष्णुभक्तसुखार्थाय हृषीकेशमुवाच ह
nārāyaṇavacaḥ śrutvā pṛthivī dharmasaṃśritaḥ || viṣṇubhaktasukhārthāya hṛṣīkeśam uvāca ha
Setelah mendengar sabda Nārāyaṇa, Pṛthivī—berpegang pada dharma—berkata kepada Hṛṣīkeśa demi kesejahteraan para bhakta Viṣṇu.
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It highlights a Purāṇic social ethic: teachings are framed as benefiting a community of practitioners (bhaktas), not only individual salvation narratives.
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