Varaha Purana 5.12: Adhyaya 5, Shloka 12
Reconciliation of Action and Knowledge: Offering All Acts to Nārāyaṇa and the Hymn to the Yajña-Puruṣa
तावद् बृहस्पतिस्तत्र रैभ्येण सह संविदम् । कृत्वा स्वधिष्ण्यमगमद् वसुनाच सुपूजितः ॥ ५.१२ ॥
tāvad bṛhaspatis tatra raibhyeṇa saha saṃvidam | kṛtvā svadhiṣṇyam agamad vasunā ca supūjitaḥ || 5.12 ||
Unterdessen hielt Bṛhaspati dort zusammen mit Raibhya eine Beratung ab und begab sich dann in seine eigene Wohnstatt, nachdem er auch von Vasu gebührend geehrt worden war.
Varāha (default narrative framework; speaker not explicit in the fragment)
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It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative motif: authoritative figures confer (saṃvida) and then transition the scene by departing to their own abode, while emphasizing social ethics of honoring guests or eminent persons (supūjitaḥ).
No explicit toponym is present in this verse; it only uses the deictic marker 'tatra' (“there”), which depends on the immediately preceding narrative context for identification.
The verse foregrounds courteous reception and due honor (pūjā) toward respected individuals, presented as a cultural norm within the narrative frame.
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