Varaha Purana 140.3: Adhyaya 140, Shloka 3
The Greatness of Kokāmukha (Badarī): Varāha’s Hidden Abode and the Sacred Waters
श्रीवराह उवाच॥ शृणु तत्त्वेन मे देवि भक्तानां भक्तवत्सले॥ येषु स्थानेषु तिष्ठामि कथ्यमानानिमाञ्छृणु॥
śrīvarāha uvāca || śṛṇu tattvena me devi bhaktānāṁ bhaktavatsale || yeṣu sthāneṣu tiṣṭhāmi kathyamānānimāñ śṛṇu
ศรีวราหะตรัสว่า: “จงฟังตามความจริงเถิด โอ้เทวี ผู้เปี่ยมเมตตาต่อภักตะทั้งหลาย จงฟังคำบอกเล่าถึงสถานที่ทั้งหลายที่เราสถิตอยู่”
Varāha
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It marks a transition into a catalog-like sacred geography discourse, typical of māhātmya literature used to structure pilgrimage imaginaries.
No single location is named here; it introduces a set of places to be enumerated.
The verse emphasizes attentive listening and truth-oriented instruction as prerequisites for understanding place-based cultural heritage.
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