Varaha Purana 210.37: Adhyaya 210, Shloka 37
Inquiry into Moral Agency (Karma) and Practical Means for the Dissolution of Sin: the Śiśumāra Contemplation
नारद उवाच ॥ एतच्छ्रेयॊहितं चैव सर्वेषां वै परन्तप ॥ उपपन्नं च युक्तं च तत्त्वया समुदाहृतम् ॥
nārada uvāca | etac chreyo-hitaṃ caiva sarveṣāṃ vai parantapa | upapannaṃ ca yuktaṃ ca tattvayā samudāhṛtam ||
Nārada berkata: “Wahai penunduk musuh, ajaran ini sesungguhnya membawa manfaat dan mengarah kepada kebaikan tertinggi bagi semua; ia berasas kukuh, selaras dan munasabah, serta dihuraikan menurut prinsip kebenaran (tattva).”
Nārada
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It illustrates a common Purāṇic dialogic method: an interlocutor (here Nārada) validates a teaching as logically grounded and aligned with tattva, reflecting didactic norms in post-Vedic Sanskrit literature.
No geographic location is specified in this verse; the focus is evaluative and philosophical rather than topographical.
The verse emphasizes that ethical guidance should be both welfare-oriented (śreyas-hita) and rationally/ontologically grounded (yukta, tattvayā).
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