Varaha Purana 149.71: Adhyaya 149, Shloka 71
The Sacred Geography and Merit of Dvārakā
अत्राश्चर्यं महाभागे कथ्यमानं मया शृणु ॥ पश्यन्ति मनुजाः सर्वे धर्मकामाः न संशयः
atrāścaryaṃ mahābhāge kathyamānaṃ mayā śṛṇu || paśyanti manujāḥ sarve dharmakāmā na saṃśayaḥ
ఓ మహాభాగ! నేను చెప్పుచున్న ఈ ఆశ్చర్యాన్ని వినుము; ధర్మాన్ని కోరే సమస్త మనుష్యులు దానిని దర్శిస్తారు—సందేహం లేదు।
Varāha
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As a repeated framing line, it demonstrates oral-formulaic features in Purāṇic transmission and the structuring of site-based narratives through refrains.
No explicit place-name is given; the verse serves as a narrative hinge introducing the next described phenomenon.
It again connects ethical aspiration (dharma-kāma) with access to or perception of the narrated wonder.
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