Varaha Purana 176.76: Adhyaya 176, Shloka 76
The Māhātmya of Kṛṣṇagaṅgodbhava, Kāliñjara, and the Five Sacred Baths: The Tale of Pāñcāla and Tilottamā
वराह उवाच ॥ एवं सुखदशब्देन देववाण्या प्रचोदितः ॥ पाञ्चालसंज्ञकस्तत्र सुमन्तुं पर्यपृच्छत
varāha uvāca || evaṃ sukhadaśabdena devavāṇyā pracoditaḥ || pāñcālasaṃjñakas tatra sumantuṃ paryapṛcchata
Varāha bersabda: Demikianlah, didorong oleh dewa-vāṇī yang berucap manis, orang yang dikenali sebagai Pāñcāla di sana pun bertanya kepada Sumantu.
Varāha
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It records a dialogic transmission scene involving a named figure (Sumantu), reflecting how Purāṇic materials are framed as received instruction within a chain of inquiry.
No specific location is named here; “tatra” (‘there’) refers back to the prior narrative setting.
It foregrounds inquiry and mentorship: knowledge is approached through respectful questioning in a teacher-student framework.
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