Varaha Purana 91.22: Adhyaya 91, Shloka 22
The Vaiṣṇavī Goddess on Mount Mandara: Emergence of the Maidens, Construction of the Goddess-City, and Nārada’s Visit
प्रीतात्मा नारदस्तस्मै देव्याः रूपमनुत्तमम् । आचचक्षे यथान्यायं यद्दृष्टं देवतापुरे ॥
prītātmā nāradas tasmai devyāḥ rūpam anuttamam | ācacakṣe yathānyāyaṃ yad dṛṣṭaṃ devatāpure ||
प्रीतात्मा नारदः तस्मै देव्याः अनुत्तमं रूपं यथान्यायं आचचक्षे, यत् देवतापुरे दृष्टम्॥
Narrator (implicit)
FAQs
It highlights the Purāṇic mechanism of authoritative reporting: a sage witnesses and then transmits a vision, functioning like an internal archival chain within the narrative.
“Devatāpura” (city of the gods) is named as a mythic locale rather than a securely identifiable historical site.
Careful, orderly communication (yathānyāyam) is implicitly valued as a disciplined mode of conveying knowledge.
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