Varaha Purana 22.34: Adhyaya 22, Shloka 34
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एवं श्रुत्वा तदा वाक्यं शैलराजो मुदा युतः । उवाच दुहितां धन्यां तस्मिन् काले वराननाम् ॥ २२.३४ ॥
evaṁ śrutvā tadā vākyaṁ śailarājo mudā yutaḥ | uvāca duhitāṁ dhanyāṁ tasmin kāle varānanām || 22.34 ||
एवं तद्वाक्यं श्रुत्वा शैलराजो मुदा युतः, तस्मिन् काले वराननां धन्यां दुहितरं प्रत्युवाच।
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It exemplifies a common Purāṇic narrative technique: a brief transition that marks the reception of counsel and the initiation of a response, helping structure dialogue and genealogy-centered storytelling.
No explicit place-name appears in this verse; the term śailarāja (“lord of the mountain”) is a title and does not by itself identify a specific, historically locatable mountain without additional context.
The verse does not state a direct ethical injunction; it foregrounds attentive listening (śrutvā) and respectful address within a familial/courtly exchange—values often used as narrative scaffolding for subsequent instruction.
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