Varaha Purana 155.45: Adhyaya 155, Shloka 45
The Efficacy and Sacred Merit of Akrūra Tīrtha
स च पृष्टो मया देवि क्व भवान्प्रस्थितो द्रुतम् ॥ पुरुषस्य वचः श्रुत्वा सुधनो वाक्यमब्रवीत् ॥
sa ca pṛṣṭo mayā devi kva bhavān prasthito drutam || puruṣasya vacaḥ śrutvā sudhano vākyam abravīt ||
แล้วข้าพเจ้าถามเขาว่า “โอ้เทวี ท่านจะไปที่ใดจึงรีบร้อนนัก?” ครั้นสุธนะได้ยินถ้อยคำของบุรุษนั้น ก็กล่าวตอบ
Varāha (narrative voice; direct speech within narration)
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It exemplifies Purāṇic dialogic narration, where divine or semi-divine interlocutors frame ethical teaching through conversational turns.
No explicit location is named in this verse; it continues the encounter narrative following the Mathurā reference.
The scene foregrounds inquiry (questioning) and truthful response as narrative vehicles for moral teaching.
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