Varaha Purana 113.8: Adhyaya 113, Shloka 8
Hymn to Varāha and Pṛthivī’s Inquiry
Prelude to the Sanatkumāra Dialogue
विष्णुना धार्यमाणा च किं त्वया दृष्टमद्भुतम् ॥ एतदाचक्ष्व तत्त्वेन यत्ते हरिमुखाच्छ्रुतम् ॥
viṣṇunā dhāryamāṇā ca kiṃ tvayā dṛṣṭam adbhutam || etad ācakṣva tattvena yat te hari-mukhāc chrutam ||
विष्णुना धार्यमाणा च किं त्वया दृष्टमद्भुतम्। एतदाचक्ष्व तत्त्वेन यत्ते हरिमुखाच्छ्रुतम्॥
Sanatkumāra
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It highlights a Purāṇic epistemic norm: reliable teaching is framed as 'heard from the deity’s mouth' and to be reported 'tattvena' (truthfully).
No location is identified; the focus is on the act of truthful reporting and the Earth’s experience.
Truthful narration and fidelity to received teaching (accurate transmission) are presented as key virtues.
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