Varaha Purana 5.10: Adhyaya 5, Shloka 10
Reconciliation of Action and Knowledge: Offering All Acts to Nārāyaṇa and the Hymn to the Yajña-Puruṣa
रैभ्य उवाच । अहं बृहस्पतेः पार्श्वे आगतोऽस्मि महानृप । किञ्चित्कार्यान्तरं प्रष्टुमहं देवपुरोहितम् ॥ ५.१० ॥
raibhya uvāca | ahaṁ bṛhaspateḥ pārśve āgato'smi mahānṛpa | kiñcit-kāryāntaraṁ praṣṭum ahaṁ deva-purohitam || 5.10 ||
ไรภยะกล่าวว่า “ข้าแต่มหาราช ข้าพเจ้ามายังสำนักพระพฤหัสบดี เพื่อทูลถามปุโรหิตแห่งเทพทั้งหลายถึงกิจธุระอีกประการหนึ่ง”
Raibhya
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The verse preserves a common Purāṇic narrative convention: a named speaker reports approaching an authoritative figure (here Bṛhaspati) to seek clarification, reflecting the text’s pedagogical framing through dialogue.
No geographic location is specified in this verse; it focuses on a social setting (a king addressed) and an encounter with Bṛhaspati.
The verse foregrounds a procedural philosophical principle: seeking informed counsel from a recognized authority before acting on a matter of importance.
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