Varaha Purana 191.2: Adhyaya 191, Shloka 2
Section on the Origin of Madhuparka and the Procedure for Its Ritual Donation
धरण्युवाच ॥ एवं शास्त्रं मया देव तव वक्त्राद्विनिःसृतम् ॥ श्रुतं सुबहुशश्चैव तृप्तिर्मम न विद्यते
dharaṇy uvāca || evaṃ śāstraṃ mayā deva tava vaktrād viniḥsṛtam || śrutaṃ subahuśaś caiva tṛptir mama na vidyate
ధరణి పలికెను—ఓ దేవా! నీ ముఖమునుండి వెలువడిన ఈ శాస్త్రమును నేను అనేకసార్లు విన్నాను; అయినా నాకు తృప్తి కలగలేదు.
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