Varaha Purana 55.45: Adhyaya 55, Shloka 45
Observance of the Auspicious Dvādaśī Vow and the Sacred Account of the Kubjākāmra Tīrtha
तस्य चिन्तयतो बुद्धिर्बभौ तं ब्राह्मणं प्रति । अनेनागतमात्रेण कृतमेतन्न संशयः ॥ ५५.४५ ॥
tasya cintayato buddhir babhau taṃ brāhmaṇaṃ prati | anenāgatamātreṇa kṛtam etan na saṃśayaḥ || 55.45 ||
Während er nachsann, wandte sich sein Verstand jenem Brāhmaṇa zu: „Schon durch sein bloßes Kommen ist dies vollbracht worden—ohne Zweifel.“
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It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative device where a brāhmaṇa’s presence functions as an ethical and social catalyst, illustrating how authority and auspiciousness are encoded in literary motifs.
No geographic toponym appears in this verse fragment; it focuses on a person-centered causal claim rather than sacred geography.
The verse emphasizes recognition of decisive causes in ethical narratives—here, that the mere arrival of a brāhmaṇa is treated as sufficient to effect an intended outcome, underscoring social valuation of learned figures within the text’s cultural framework.
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