Varaha Purana 55.46: Adhyaya 55, Shloka 46
Observance of the Auspicious Dvādaśī Vow and the Sacred Account of the Kubjākāmra Tīrtha
तस्मादेषैव भविता भगवान् पुरुषोत्तमः । एवमुक्त्वा नमश्चक्रे तस्य विप्रस्य स नृपः ॥ ५५.४६ ॥
tasmād eṣaiva bhavitā bhagavān puruṣottamaḥ | evam uktvā namaś cakre tasya viprasya sa nṛpaḥ || 55.46 ||
„Darum wird gerade dieser zum erhabenen Puruṣottama werden.“ So sprechend erwies jener König dem Brāhmaṇa seine Ehrerbietung.
Varāha (default framework; speaker not explicit in excerpt)
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It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative convention in which royal authority is shown acknowledging brahminical learning through formal obeisance, illustrating ideals of polity and social ethics in classical Sanskrit literature.
No geographic location is named in this verse fragment; it focuses on a declarative statement and a social gesture (obeisance) rather than sacred geography.
The verse foregrounds respectful conduct and deference in dialogue—specifically, the king’s act of bowing to a brāhmaṇa after making a doctrinal or honorific statement.
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