Varaha Purana 2.53: Adhyaya 2, Shloka 53
Cosmogony and the Ninefold Creation: Rudra’s Origin and the Prelude to the Sāvitrī–Veda Narrative
तत्र प्रियव्रतो राजा महायज्वा तपोबलः । स चेष्ट्वा विविधैर्यज्ञैर्विपुलैर्भूरिदक्षिणैः ॥ २.५२ ॥
tatra priyavrato rājā mahāyajvā tapobalaḥ | sa ceṣṭvā vividhair yajñair vipulair bhūridakṣiṇaiḥ || 2.52 ||
ત્યાં રાજા પ્રિયવ્રત મહાયજ્ઞકર્તા અને તપોબળથી સમૃદ્ધ હતા. તેમણે અનેક પ્રકારના વિશાળ યજ્ઞો ભૂરિ દાન-દક્ષિણાસહિત કરીને, વિધિપૂર્વક આગળ પ્રવૃત્તિ કરી.
Varāha (default framework; speaker not explicit in the fragment)
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The verse reflects a common Purāṇic literary motif: exemplary kings are characterized by both ritual patronage (yajña) and disciplined self-cultivation (tapas), offering a window into how later Sanskrit texts framed ideal sovereignty and social order.
No specific geographic location is named in this verse; it functions as a narrative continuation marker (“tatra”, ‘there’) referring back to the prior context.
The implicit philosophical instruction emphasizes responsible kingship through disciplined conduct and public benefaction—here expressed as large-scale rites accompanied by generous, socially recognized gifting (dakṣiṇā).
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