Varaha Purana 152.48: Adhyaya 152, Shloka 48
Praise of the Sacred Geography of Mathurā
ऊर्ध्वबाहुर्निराहारस्तताप परमं तपः॥ साग्रं संवत्सरं देवि ततः काममवाप्तवान्॥
ūrdhvabāhur nirāhāras tatāpa paramaṁ tapaḥ || sāgraṁ saṁvatsaraṁ devi tataḥ kāmam avāptavān ||
Mit erhobenen Armen und ohne Nahrung vollzog er höchste Askese. Ein volles Jahr lang, o Göttin, und dann erlangte er sein begehrtes Ziel.
Varāha
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It preserves stereotyped descriptions of tapas (fasting, posture) that are important for the history of ascetic ideals and their literary representation.
No explicit location appears in this verse; it continues the Sūryatīrtha-centered narrative without topographic markers.
Perseverance and self-restraint are presented as means to achieve intended goals, framed as disciplined effort rather than instantaneous reward.
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