Varaha Purana 146.28: Adhyaya 146, Shloka 28
The Greatness of Hṛṣīkeśa at Rurukṣetra: The Origin Narrative of Ruru and the Sacred Site
विचचाराश्रमपदं पश्यन्सन्तुष्टमानसः ॥ दूराद्ददर्श तन्वङ्गीं क्रीडन्तीं कन्दुकेन ताम् ॥
vicacārāśramapadaṃ paśyan santuṣṭamānasaḥ || dūrād dadarśa tanvaṅgīṃ krīḍantīṃ kandukena tām
Er wandelte im Bereich des Āśrama umher und schaute mit zufriedenen Sinn; aus der Ferne erblickte er sie, schlankgliedrig, wie sie mit einem Ball spielte.
Varāha (default narrative frame)
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The verse offers a vignette of āśrama life and classical leisure imagery (kanduka-play), showing how narrative scenes integrate social detail into moral-psychological arcs.
No explicit location is named; it situates the action within an āśrama precinct (āśrama-pada).
It sets up the ethical tension between contented observation and the potential for distraction, a recurring theme in ascetic-centered narratives.
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