Varaha Purana 22.24: Adhyaya 22, Shloka 24
Gaurī’s Rebirth, Umā’s Austerities, Rudra’s Test, and the Himalayan Wedding
न भवेत् परिहासोऽयमुक्ता देवी परापरा । लज्जमाना तदा वाक्यं वदति स्मितपूर्वकम् ॥ २२.२४ ॥
na bhavet parihāso ’yam uktā devī parāparā | lajjāmānā tadā vākyaṃ vadati smitapūrvakam || 22.24 ||
یوں مخاطب کیے جانے پر پرَا و اَپَرا دیوی نے کہا: “یہ محض مذاق نہ سمجھا جائے۔” پھر وہ حیا کے ساتھ، ہلکی مسکراہٹ کے بعد کلام کرنے لگیں۔
Pṛthivī (Devī, the Goddess/Earth; inferred from the dialogue framework and the feminine identifiers devī, parāparā, lajjāmānā)
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It illustrates a common Purāṇic narrative technique: framing doctrinal or descriptive content within a respectful dialogue, using literary cues (modesty, smiling speech) to characterize the speaker and regulate tone.
No geographic location is named in this verse; it functions primarily as a transition in dialogue and characterization rather than a site-description.
The verse emphasizes communicative restraint and seriousness—requesting that the statement not be treated as ridicule—alongside an ethic of modest, measured speech.
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