Varaha Purana 213.73: Adhyaya 213, Shloka 73
The Glory of Gokarṇeśvara: Nandin’s Austerities and Śiva’s Boons
एवं तस्मै वरान् दत्त्वा प्रीतः स्वयमुमापतिः ॥ उवाच भूयः स्पष्टेन स्वरेणाम्बरचारिणा ॥
evaṃ tasmai varān dattvā prītaḥ svayam umāpatiḥ || uvāca bhūyaḥ spaṣṭena svareṇāmbaracāriṇā ||
ఇలా అతనికి వరాలను ప్రసాదించి సంతోషించిన ఉమాపతి స్వయంగా మళ్లీ ఆకాశంలో వ్యాపించే స్పష్ట స్వరంతో పలికెను।
Narrator (default framework: Varāha tradition; here explicitly mentions Umāpati as actor)
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It documents the formal narrative device of boon-granting followed by authoritative speech, a standard structuring element in Purāṇic and epic discourse.
No specific location is named; the phrase “moving through the sky” is descriptive rather than geographic.
The verse emphasizes clarity of instruction after a benefaction, presenting ethical teaching as something articulated distinctly and publicly.
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