Varaha Purana 98.36: Adhyaya 98, Shloka 36
Chapter on the Sacred Hill Episode: Satyatapā and the Marvel of Varāha
तस्मिन् भद्रवटे चैके मिथुनं किन्नरं स्थितम् ॥ रात्रौ सुप्तमृषेस्तस्य दृष्ट्वा तन्महदद्भुतम्
tasmin bhadravaṭe caikaṃ mithunaṃ kinnaraṃ sthitam || rātrau suptam ṛṣes tasya dṛṣṭvā tan mahad adbhutam
Di sana, di Bhadravaṭa, tinggal sepasang Kinnara. Pada waktu malam, melihat resi itu sedang tidur, mereka menyaksikan suatu keajaiban besar yang berkaitan dengannya.
Varāha (default dialogue framework; narrative voice)
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It exemplifies Purāṇic ‘adbhuta’ storytelling and preserves a toponym (Bhadravaṭa), which can be compared with other textual witnesses for mapping sacred-geographic memory.
Bhadravaṭa is explicitly named; its precise modern identification is uncertain from this fragment alone and would require cross-textual and regional toponymic comparison.
The verse primarily sets narrative context rather than issuing a direct ethical maxim; it frames wonder as a catalyst for subsequent instruction or boon-granting.
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