Varaha Purana 217.7: Adhyaya 217, Shloka 7
Eulogy of the Merits (Phalaśruti) of the Dharāṇī–Varāha Dialogue
यशस्वी कीर्त्तिमान्भूत्वा वन्द्यते प्रेत्य चेह च ॥ श्रोतव्यमेतत्सततं चातुर्वर्ण्यैः सुसंयुतैः
yaśasvī kīrtimān bhūtvā vandyate pretya ceha ca || śrotavyam etat satataṃ cāturvarṇyaiḥ susaṃyutaiḥ
यशस्वी कीर्तिमान् भूत्वा वन्द्यते प्रेत्य चेह च। एतत् श्रोतव्यम् सततं चातुर्वर्ण्यैः सुसंयुतैः॥
Varāha (default dialogue framework)
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It illustrates how Purāṇic texts link listening/recitation with social prestige and posthumous remembrance, reflecting norms of patronage, learning, and public honor in premodern South Asia.
No place-name appears here; the verse is about the social reach of the teaching and its recommended audience.
Regular listening to valued teachings is presented as a disciplined practice associated with personal reputation and social respect.
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