Varaha Purana 91.21: Adhyaya 91, Shloka 21
The Vaiṣṇavī Goddess on Mount Mandara: Emergence of the Maidens, Construction of the Goddess-City, and Nārada’s Visit
दृष्ट्वा लब्धवरं वीरं देवसैन्यान्तकं महत् । स तेन पूजितो भक्त्या तदा लोकचरो मुनिः ॥
dṛṣṭvā labdhavaraṃ vīraṃ devasainyāntakaṃ mahat | sa tena pūjito bhaktyā tadā lokacaro muniḥ ||
Als er den großen Helden sah, der eine Gunst erlangt hatte—mächtig, ein Vernichter der Heere der Götter—wurde der durch die Welten wandernde Weise damals von ihm in Hingabe geehrt.
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It preserves a literary trope where even antagonistic rulers honor sages, reflecting ideals of learned authority and diplomatic protocol in Sanskrit narrative culture.
No new location is specified in this verse; it continues the court-encounter scene.
Respect toward ascetics and learned figures is presented as a normative social value, even within adversarial settings.
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