Varaha Purana 41.34: Adhyaya 41, Shloka 34
Rite of the Varāha Dvādaśī Vow and an Exemplary Narrative on Expiation for Brahmin-Slaying
एवमुक्तस्ततो राजा हर्षितो वाक्यमब्रवीत् । कतरेण प्रकारेण स मे देवः प्रसीदति । प्रसन्ने चाशुभं सर्वं येन नश्यति सत्तम ॥ ४१.३४ ॥
evam uktas tato rājā harṣito vākyam abravīt | katareṇa prakāreṇa sa me devaḥ prasīdati | prasanne cāśubhaṃ sarvaṃ yena naśyati sattama || 41.34 ||
ఇలా చెప్పబడిన తరువాత రాజు ఆనందంతో పలికాడు—ఓ సత్తమా, ఏ విధమైన ఆచరణతో ఆ దేవుడు నాపై ప్రసన్నుడవుతాడు? ఆయన ప్రసన్నుడైతే ఏద్వారా సమస్త అశుభం నశిస్తుంది?
Rājā (King; interlocutor addressing a superior figure)
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It exemplifies a common Purāṇic dialogue pattern in which a ruler seeks guidance on conduct and practice, preserving a didactic framework used for transmitting dharma-oriented instruction.
No geographic location is named in this verse; it is framed as a general inquiry about the means (prakāra) to attain divine favor and remove inauspiciousness.
The verse foregrounds ethical self-correction through inquiry: the king seeks a method of practice that leads to divine approval, presented as a condition for the cessation of aśubha (inauspicious outcomes).
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