Varaha Purana 4.21: Adhyaya 4, Shloka 21
On Nārāyaṇa’s Ten Avatāras and Eightfold Manifestations, and the Account of King Aśvaśirā
तस्य राज्ञो वचः श्रुत्वा तौ विप्रौ संहितव्रतौ । जहसतुः पश्य विष्णुं राजन्निति जजल्पतुः ॥ ४.२१ ॥
tasya rājño vacaḥ śrutvā tau viprau saṃhitavratau | jahasatuḥ paśya viṣṇuṃ rājann iti jajल्पatuḥ || 4.21 ||
Usłyszawszy słowa owego króla, owi dwaj bramini - przestrzegający zdyscyplinowanych ślubów - uśmiechnęli się i rzekli: "O królu, spójrz na Viṣṇu."
Unspecified (narrator voice; dialogue attributed to two vipras addressing the king)
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It preserves a common Purāṇic narrative motif: a ruler receiving counsel from learned brāhmaṇas, reflecting the textual ideal of kingly inquiry guided by scholastic authority.
No explicit geographic location is named in this verse fragment; it functions primarily as a dialogue cue within the surrounding narrative.
The verse models disciplined speech and counsel: learned figures respond to royal questioning with composure and directive instruction, emphasizing discernment and attentive 'seeing' (paśya) as a mode of understanding.
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