Varaha Purana 37.31: Adhyaya 37, Shloka 31
The Threefold Discipline (Mental, Physical, Verbal) and the Salvific Power of Hearing Nārāyaṇa’s Name
परवक्त्रगतस्यापि विष्णोर्नाम श्रुतं मया । लब्धद्वेषस्य विप्राणां प्रत्यक्षं तव सत्तम ॥ ३७.३१ ॥
paravaktragatasyāpi viṣṇor nāma śrutaṃ mayā | labdhadveṣasya viprāṇāṃ pratyakṣaṃ tava sattama || 37.31 ||
แม้จากปากผู้อื่น ข้าก็ได้ยินพระนามของวิษณุแล้ว โอผู้ประเสริฐ ความพยาบาทที่เกิดในหมู่พราหมณ์ปรากฏชัดต่อหน้าเจ้า
Pṛthivī (defaulted per dialogue framework; speaker not explicit in the fragment)
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It reflects a Purāṇic concern with the social-ethical consequences of speech and communal discord, presenting moral observation within a didactic dialogue format typical of Sanskrit narrative literature.
No geographic location is named in this verse; the content is thematic (speech, hearing, and social hostility) rather than topographical.
The verse foregrounds the visibility and seriousness of hostility within respected social groups, implicitly positioning attentive hearing and responsible speech as ethically consequential in maintaining social harmony.
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