Varaha Purana 13.7: Adhyaya 13, Shloka 7
The Genealogy of the Pitṛs and the Determination of Śrāddha Times
कौश्यां वृष्यां तदासीनं पप्रच्छेदं मुनिस्तदा । शाधिं मां मुनिशार्दूल किं करोमि महाव्रत ॥ १३.७ ॥
kauśyāṃ vṛṣyāṃ tadāsīnaṃ papracchedam munis tadā | śādhi māṃ muniśārdūla kiṃ karomi mahāvrata || 13.7 ||
कौश्यां वृष्यां तदासीनं तं मुनिः पप्रच्छ तदा—शाधि मां मुनिशार्दूल! किं करोमि महाव्रत?॥
Unspecified (default framework: Pṛthivī as inquirer addressing Varāha as instructor)
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It exemplifies a common Purāṇic narrative technique: an inquirer addresses an authoritative teacher with a direct request for instruction, framing the ethical or doctrinal teaching that follows.
The verse names Kauśyā and Vṛṣyā as locations; without further contextual verses, a secure modern identification cannot be stated, but they function as narrative toponyms anchoring the dialogue in a specific setting.
The verse itself is preparatory: it foregrounds the seeker’s posture of inquiry and the expectation of guidance from a learned authority, setting up the ethical or practical instruction in subsequent verses.
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