Varaha Purana 43.9: Adhyaya 43, Shloka 9
The Caitra Dvādaśī Observance and the Ritual Procedure for Worship of Vāmana
श्रूयते च पुरा राजा हर्यश्वः पृथिवीपतिः । अपुत्रः स तपस्तेपे पुत्रमिच्छंस्तपोधनम् ॥ ४३.९ ॥
śrūyate ca purā rājā haryaśvaḥ pṛthivīpatiḥ | aputraḥ sa tapastepe putram icchaṁs tapodhanam || 43.9 ||
Man hört auch, dass es einst einen König gab, Haryaśva, den Herrn der Erde. Da er ohne Sohn war, übte er Askese, im Verlangen nach einem Sohn—dessen Reichtum das Verdienst der Entsagung wäre.
Varāha (default narrator/instructor framework; speaker not explicit in excerpt)
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It preserves a common Purāṇic narrative motif: a ruler’s legitimacy and dynastic continuity framed through tapas, reflecting how lineage, sovereignty, and ascetic ideals are interwoven in Sanskrit textual culture.
No specific sacred site or geographic toponym is named in this verse; it instead situates the account in an unspecified 'former time' (purā) and identifies the protagonist as 'lord of the earth' (pṛthivīpatiḥ).
The verse foregrounds disciplined effort (tapas) as a culturally valued means of pursuing major life aims, presenting self-restraint and merit as ideals even within a royal context.
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