Varaha Purana 149.14: Adhyaya 149, Shloka 14
The Sacred Geography and Merit of Dvārakā
श्रीवराह उवाच ॥ तत्र जाम्बवती नाम मम पत्नी भविष्यति ॥ रूपयौवनसम्पन्ना मम भोगसमन्विता ॥
śrīvarāha uvāca || tatra jāmbavatī nāma mama patnī bhaviṣyati || rūpayauvanasampannā mama bhogasamanvitā ||
శ్రీవరాహుడు పలికెను—అక్కడ జాంబవతీ అనే స్త్రీ నా భార్య అవుతుంది; ఆమె రూపయౌవనసంపన్నగా, నా భోగ-సంపదతో అనుబంధమై ఉంటుంది।
Varāha
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It reflects Purāṇic methods of linking later events (e.g., a curse narrative) to family-line or character introductions, a common compositional strategy for narrative continuity.
No explicit place-name appears in this verse; “tatra” (“there”) refers back to the narrative setting established in the surrounding passage.
The verse is primarily descriptive; ethically, it underscores the Purāṇic tendency to frame events through relational and familial contexts rather than isolated actions.
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