Varaha Purana 62.6: Adhyaya 62, Shloka 6
Instruction on the ‘Health Vow’ and the Rite of Solar Worship
सार्वभौमः पुरा राजा अनरण्यो महाबलः । तेनायमर्चितो देवो व्रतेनानेन पार्थिव । तस्य तुष्टो वरं देवः प्रादादारोग्यमुत्तमम् ॥ ६२.६ ॥
sārvabhaumaḥ purā rājā anaraṇyo mahābalaḥ | tenāyam arcito devo vratenānena pārthiva | tasya tuṣṭo varaṃ devaḥ prādād ārogyam uttamam || 62.6 ||
Einst gab es einen allumfassend herrschenden König, Anaraṇya, von großer Kraft. Durch eben dieses Gelübde, o König, verehrte er diese Gottheit; und der Gott, mit ihm zufrieden, gewährte ihm als Gabe vortreffliche Gesundheit, frei von Krankheit.
Varāha (default framework; speaker not explicit in excerpt)
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It preserves a Purāṇic motif in which exemplary rulers are remembered through narratives of vows (vrata) and their outcomes, reflecting how ethical-ritual practices were framed as part of ideal kingship in Sanskrit literary culture.
No specific geographic site is named in this verse; it focuses on a royal figure (Anaraṇya) and the result of a vow rather than a place-based tīrtha description.
The verse highlights disciplined observance (vrata) and respectful worship as culturally valued practices, presented here as conduits for well-being (ārogya) within the narrative logic of the text.
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