Varaha Purana 46.8: Adhyaya 46, Shloka 8
The Rite of the Āṣāḍha Bright-Fortnight Dvādaśī Fast and the Installation (Nyāsa) of the Fourfold Manifestation
वासुदेवेनासौ भक्त्या पूजितो वाक्यमब्रवीत् । वासुदेव शृणुष्व त्वं देवकार्यं ममानघ । श्रुत्वैतां च कथां शीघ्रमागतोऽस्मि तवान्तिकम् ॥ ४६.८ ॥
vāsudevenāsau bhaktyā pūjito vākyam abravīt | vāsudeva śṛṇuṣva tvaṁ devakāryaṁ mamānagha | śrutvaitāṁ ca kathāṁ śīghram āgato 'smi tavāntikam || 46.8 ||
వాసుదేవుడు భక్తితో ఆయనను పూజించగా, ఆయన ఇలా పలికాడు—“వాసుదేవా, అనఘా, నా ఈ దేవకార్యాన్ని వినుము. ఈ కథను విని నేనే త్వరగా నీ సమీపానికి వచ్చాను.”
Varāha (default speaker per dialogue framework; explicit speaker not named in excerpt)
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It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative convention: devotional reception (bhakti-pūjā) followed by the delivery of a mission-oriented message (devakārya), illustrating how dialogue frames transmit cultural and ethical instruction.
No geographic toponym is explicitly named in this verse; it focuses on the act of approaching “your presence” (tavāntikam) rather than a specific site.
The verse emphasizes attentive listening to a stated duty or task (kārya) conveyed through respectful dialogue, framed by devotion (bhakti) and moral address (“anagha,” blameless).
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