Varaha Purana 142.2: Adhyaya 142, Shloka 2
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धरण्युवाच ॥ दास्यां मे प्रणयं कृत्वा विज्ञाप्यं शृणु माधव ॥ मृदुना च स्वभावेन वक्ष्यामि त्वां जनार्दन ॥
dharaṇyuvāca || dāsyāṃ me praṇayaṃ kṛtvā vijñāpyaṃ śṛṇu mādhava || mṛdunā ca svabhāvena vakṣyāmi tvāṃ janārdana ||
Bumi berkata: Setelah Engkau menerima kasih setia pengabdianku, wahai Mādhava, dengarkanlah permohonanku. Wahai Janārdana, dengan sifat yang lembut aku akan berkata kepada-Mu.
Pṛthivī (Dharaṇī/Vasundharā)
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It reflects a common Purāṇic rhetorical posture—an interlocutor frames a question as a respectful petition, signaling didactic discourse on normative practice.
No location is specified here; the verse functions as a formal preface to a doctrinal/ethical query.
It models disciplined speech and inquiry: gentle address, humility, and clarity in petitioning an authority figure.
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