Varaha Purana 6.23: Adhyaya 6, Shloka 23
The Puṇḍarīkākṣapāraka Hymn and Puṣkara Tīrtha: The Account of King Vasu’s Release from Sin
तत्र त्वया अन्यकामेन मृगवेषधरो मुनिः । दण्डयुग्मेन दूरे तु पातितो धरणीतले ॥ ६.२३ ॥
tatra tvayā anyakāmena mṛgaveṣadharo muniḥ | daṇḍayugmena dūre tu pātito dharaṇītale || 6.23 ||
Dort, von einem anderen Verlangen getrieben, trafst du aus der Ferne mit einem Paar Stäbe einen Muni, der die Gestalt eines Hirsches angenommen hatte, und er stürzte zu Boden.
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It illustrates a common Purāṇic narrative device—an ascetic or sage in disguise—and frames ethical causality around intention (kāma) and the consequences of violence or rash action in classical Sanskrit literature.
No specific toponym is given in this verse; it references only a general setting (“there”) and the ground (“dharaṇītala”), so a precise modern identification is not possible from this fragment alone.
The verse foregrounds intention-driven action (“anyakāma”) as ethically consequential, implying that actions motivated by ulterior desire can lead to harm, even against a concealed or unrecognized figure.
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