Varaha Purana 126.45: Adhyaya 126, Shloka 45
The Greatness of Kubjāmraka: Raibhya’s Boon and the Teaching on the Sacred Tīrthas
नमस्कृत्य स्थितं तं तु मुनिं वै संशितव्रतम् ॥ वरेण छन्दयामास अहं प्रीतमना धरे ॥
namaskṛtya sthitaṃ taṃ tu muniṃ vai saṃśitavratam || vareṇa chandayāmāsa ahaṃ prītamanā dhare ||
Nachdem ich mich verneigt hatte, stand ich vor jenem Weisen mit streng gezügelten Gelübden. Um ihn durch eine Gabe zu erfreuen, o Dhara, erbat ich eine Gunst, mit zufriedenen Sinn.
Varāha (default dialogue frame; addressing Pṛthivī/Dharā)
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It documents a standard cultural protocol in Sanskrit narrative: reverence to ascetics and the formal economy of boons (vara) as a mechanism for plot and moral exchange.
No explicit location is named; the verse centers on interpersonal ritual conduct.
Respect toward disciplined sages and courteous speech-acts (salutation, offering a boon) are presented as socially stabilizing virtues.
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