Varaha Purana 167.22: Adhyaya 167, Shloka 22
The Glory of the Viśrānti Tīrtha and the Account of a Rākṣasa’s Liberation
तेन दुःखेन संयुक्तो विप्रो वाक्यमथाब्रवीत् ॥ विप्र उवाच ॥ कथं जानासि रक्षस्त्वं तीर्थं विश्रान्तिसंज्ञकम् ॥
tena duḥkhena saṃyukto vipro vākyam athābravīt || vipra uvāca || kathaṃ jānāsi rakṣas tvaṃ tīrthaṃ viśrāntisaṃjñakam
พราหมณ์ผู้ทุกข์ระทมจึงกล่าวว่า “โอ้ยักษ์ (รากษส) ท่านรู้จักทิรถะอันศักดิ์สิทธิ์ชื่อ ‘วิศรานติ’ ได้อย่างไร?”
Vipra (Brāhmaṇa)
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It frames a tīrtha-māhātmya episode through interrogative dialogue, a common Purāṇic method for introducing place-based traditions and their etymologies.
The verse names Viśrānti-tīrtha; the surrounding passage later associates the narrative with Ujjayinī (classically identified with Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh).
The verse models disciplined inquiry—seeking the provenance of sacred knowledge even when it appears in unexpected speakers.
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