Varaha Purana 167.12: Adhyaya 167, Shloka 12
The Glory of the Viśrānti Tīrtha and the Account of a Rākṣasa’s Liberation
तत्रागत्य च रक्षस्तु ब्राह्मणं वाक्यमब्रवीत् ॥ राक्षस उवाच ॥ अहं दास्यामि ते विप्र यत्ते मनसि वर्तते ॥
tatrāgatya ca rakṣas tu brāhmaṇaṃ vākyam abravīt || rākṣasa uvāca || ahaṃ dāsyāmi te vipra yat te manasi vartate ||
Dort angekommen, redete der Rākṣasa den Brāhmaṇa an: „O Brāhmaṇa, o Vipra, ich werde dir gewähren, was immer in deinem Sinn ist, was du wünschest.“
Rākṣasa
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It preserves a common Purāṇic narrative device: a morally charged encounter between a brāhmaṇa and a non-human being, used to explore duty, merit, and consequence through dialogue.
No specific location is named in this verse; it functions as a narrative transition (“there, having come”).
The verse sets up an exchange of intention and request—ethical evaluation will hinge on what is desired (“whatever is in your mind”) and how it is obtained.
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