Varaha Purana 31.6: Adhyaya 31, Shloka 6
The Manifestation of Viṣṇu’s Form for Cosmic Governance
the Vaiṣṇava Creation Narrative
ततः सस्मार भगवान् वरदानं पुरातनम् । वागादीनां ततस्तुष्टः प्रादात् तस्य पुनर्वरम् ॥ ३१.६ ॥
tataḥ sasmāra bhagavān varadānaṃ purātanam | vāgādīnāṃ tatastuṣṭaḥ prādāt tasya punarvaram || 31.6 ||
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Varāha (default speaker per dialogue framework; explicit speaker not stated in the excerpt)
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It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative device: the recollection of a prior boon (purātana-varadāna) to legitimize a renewed bestowal, showing continuity of moral causality and narrative memory within the text.
No geographic location is named in this verse fragment; the content focuses on recollection and renewed boon-bestowal rather than sacred geography.
The verse implies a principle of merit and responsiveness: commendable speech and related conduct (vāk-ādīni) are presented as grounds for being 'pleased' (tuṣṭaḥ) and thus receiving favor.
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