Varaha Purana 128.76: Adhyaya 128, Shloka 76
Rites for the comb, collyrium, and mirror; initiations for the four social orders; and the Gaṇāntikā vow/insignia
एवं विष्णोर्वचः श्रुत्वा धरणी संहितव्रता ॥ प्रत्युवाच परं श्रेष्ठं लोकनाथं महौजसम्
evaṃ viṣṇor vacaḥ śrutvā dharaṇī saṃhitavratā || pratyuvāca paraṃ śreṣṭhaṃ lokanāthaṃ mahaujasam
Usłyszawszy tak słowa Viṣṇu, Dharaṇī, niezłomna w swoich praktykach, odpowiedziała najwyższemu, wspaniałemu Panu świata, pełnemu blasku.
Narrator (dialogue frame); Dharaṇī/Pṛthivī is the respondent
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It shows the Purāṇic dialogic method: instruction by the deity followed by the Earth’s inquiry, a key feature of Varāha-centered narration.
No specific location is named; Dharaṇī is a personified Earth figure rather than a place reference.
The verse models attentive listening and disciplined conduct as prerequisites for inquiry and learning.
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