Varaha Purana 17.41: Adhyaya 17, Shloka 41
King Prajāpāla’s Visit to Sage Mahātapā’s Hermitage and the Doctrinal Praise of Nārāyaṇa
तेनाक्षतेन तत्क्षेत्रं विना मुक्तवदास्थितम् । तं दृष्ट्वा कुपितो भानुः स आदित्यः प्रकीर्तितः ॥ १७.४१ ॥
tenākṣatena tatkṣetraṁ vinā muktavadāsthitam | taṁ dṛṣṭvā kupito bhānuḥ sa ādityaḥ prakīrtitaḥ || 17.41 ||
Ohne jenes akṣata (ungebrochener Reis) blieb jenes kṣetra (heiliges Feld) wie der Befreiung beraubt. Als Bhānu—die Sonne—dies sah, geriet er in Zorn; daher wird er als Āditya gerühmt.
Varāha (default, speaker not explicit in excerpt)
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It reflects Purāṇic kṣetra-māhātmya conventions where ritual correctness (e.g., the presence of akṣata) is linked to the perceived efficacy and status of a sacred site, preserving evidence of lived ritual culture in early medieval Sanskrit textual traditions.
The verse refers generically to “that kṣetra” (tatkṣetra) without naming a specific site in the provided excerpt; identification requires adjacent verses or chapter framing that typically specify the pilgrimage location.
The passage emphasizes careful stewardship of ritual and cultural protocols associated with heritage sites—implying that neglect or omission can diminish a site’s intended function within the text’s sacred-geographic framework.
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