Varaha Purana 71.20: Adhyaya 71, Shloka 20
Vision of the Trimūrti in Rudra, the Gautama Curse, the Manifestation of the Godāvarī, and the Niḥśvāsa-saṃhitā Account
तत्र शाण्डिल्यनामानं तापसं मुनिसत्तमम् । प्रत्युवाचेतिसंचिन्त्य मिरीचः परमो मुनिः ॥ ७१.२० ॥
tatra śāṇḍilyanāmānaṃ tāpasaṃ munisattamam | pratyuvāceti saṃcintya mīrīcaḥ paramo muniḥ || 71.20 ||
అక్కడ ఆలోచించి పరమముని మరీచి, శాండిల్యనామక తపస్వి—మునిశ్రేష్ఠుని గురించి ప్రత్యుత్తరం పలికెను।
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It functions as a narrative hinge typical of Purāṇic literature, introducing an authoritative sage (Śāṇḍilya) through the speech of another revered figure (Mīrīca), thereby strengthening the chain of transmission and textual authority.
The verse only says “tatra” (“there”) without naming a site; the specific location must be inferred from the surrounding verses, commonly within the Prayāga-related tīrtha context of this chapter.
No direct ethical injunction is stated here; the verse primarily establishes a respectful, reflective mode of discourse (saṃcintya—‘having considered’) and the cultural ideal of honoring ascetic-sage exemplars.
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