Varaha Purana 39.61: Adhyaya 39, Shloka 61
Discrimination of the Three Bodies and the Dharaṇī Vow: A Manual for Dvādaśī Observance
तदानीमस्य धर्मस्य फलं कथयितुं भवेत् । तथाप्युद्देशतो ब्रह्मन् कथयामि शृणुष्व तत् ॥ ३९.६१ ॥
tadānīm asya dharmasya phalaṃ kathayituṃ bhavet | tathāpy uddeśato brahman kathayāmi śṛṇuṣva tat || 39.61 ||
Pada saat itu, dapatlah dihuraikan buah (hasil) dharma ini. Namun demikian, wahai brāhman, aku akan menerangkannya secara ringkas—dengarkanlah itu.
Varāha
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It reflects a common Purāṇic didactic technique: signaling a transition into a results-oriented teaching (phala-śruti style) while noting that the forthcoming account will be a concise summary rather than an exhaustive exposition.
No geographic location is named in this verse fragment; it functions as a rhetorical transition into a discussion of dharma’s outcomes.
The verse emphasizes disciplined listening and structured transmission of ethical teaching: the speaker frames dharma as having consequential outcomes (phala) and presents the instruction in a summarized, teachable form.
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