Varaha Purana 208.92: Adhyaya 208, Shloka 92
Narration of the Exemplum of the Pativratā
Devoted Wife
तां प्रियां प्रीतहृदयां श्रावयंस्तस्य भाषितम् ॥ राज्ञस्तु वचनं श्रुत्वा देवी वचनमब्रवीत् ॥
tāṁ priyāṁ prītahṛdayāṁ śrāvayaṁs tasya bhāṣitam || rājñas tu vacanaṁ śrutvā devī vacanam abravīt
Setelah membuat wanita yang dikasihi itu, yang berhati penuh kasih, mendengar ucapannya, dan setelah mendengar titah raja, sang devī (permaisuri) pun berkata sebagai jawapan.
Narrator (devī is the next explicit speaker)
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It demonstrates a common Purāṇic narrative technique: formal transition into a new speaker’s reply, preserving dialogic structure for oral/recitational contexts.
No geographic location is mentioned; the verse functions as a narrative connector.
Implicitly, it foregrounds attentive listening and orderly counsel within household and courtly settings.
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