Varaha Purana 11.27: Adhyaya 11, Shloka 27
Hospitality at Gauramukha’s Hermitage and the Power of the Wish-Fulfilling Jewel
जगाम शिरसा देवं कृताञ्जलिरथाब्रवीत् । यदि मे वरदो देवो भूयाद् भक्तस्य केशव ॥ ११.२७ ॥
jagāma śirasā devaṁ kṛtāñjalir athābravīt | yadi me varado devo bhūyād bhaktasya keśava || 11.27 ||
वो रिशि सर झुकाके भगवान के पास गया। हाथ जोड़ के बोला, हे केसव, मैं तुम्हारा भक्त हूँ। अगर तुम मुझे कोई वरद दो तो।
Unspecified (defaulting to the Varāha–Pṛthivī dialogue framework; speaker appears to be a devotee addressing Keśava)
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It preserves a common Purāṇic narrative motif: a supplicant approaches a deity with formal gestures of respect (bowed head, joined hands) and frames a request as a conditional appeal to the deity’s role as “boon-giver,” reflecting established courtly and devotional idioms in Sanskrit literature.
No geographic location is named in this verse fragment; it focuses on ritual posture and the act of petitioning Keśava.
The verse foregrounds disciplined humility and respectful speech in approaching authority (here, a deity), presenting reverence (añjali, bowed head) and devotion (bhakti) as the proper framework for making requests.
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