The Sacred Geography and Merit of Dvārakā
श्रीवराह उवाच ॥ एवं भूमे वरं श्रेष्ठे फुल्लपङ्कजमालिनि ॥ कथयिष्यामि चान्यत्ते गुह्यं पापभयापहम् ॥
śrīvarāha uvāca || evaṃ bhūme varaṃ śreṣṭhe phullapaṅkajamālini || kathayiṣyāmi cānyat te guhyaṃ pāpabhayāpaham
Śrī Varāha bersabda: “Demikianlah, wahai Bhūmi—wahai yang terbaik, dihiasi kalungan padma yang mekar. Aku akan menyampaikan kepadamu satu lagi perkara: ajaran rahsia yang menghapuskan ketakutan yang timbul daripada dosa.”
Varāha
It signals a transition to an esoteric or especially valued narrative unit, a common Purāṇic device for emphasizing moral instruction.
No specific location is named; ‘Bhūmi’ is the personified Earth as interlocutor.
Moral instruction is framed as a means to reduce fear and instability caused by harmful actions.
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