Varaha Purana 11.37: Adhyaya 11, Shloka 37
Hospitality at Gauramukha’s Hermitage and the Power of the Wish-Fulfilling Jewel
एवमुक्तस्ततो राजा तद्गृहं पर्वतोपमम् । प्रविवेशान्तरेष्वन्ये भृत्या विविशुराशु वै ॥ ११.३७ ॥
evam uktas tato rājā tadgṛhaṃ parvatopamam | praviveśāntareṣv anye bhṛtyā viviśur āśu vai || 11.37 ||
राजा ने सुना और उस बड़े घर में चला गया। वो घर इतना बड़ा था जैसे कोई पहाड़ हो। बाकी नौकर-चक्कर भी जल्दी-जल्दी अंदर चले गए।
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It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative technique: concise spatial movement (entering the palace) paired with formulaic courtly imagery, useful for studying ideals of kingship and elite residence in Sanskrit literature.
No explicit geographic toponym appears in this verse; the setting is described generically as a grand residence (gṛha) likened to a mountain.
The verse is primarily descriptive rather than prescriptive; it conveys orderly conduct and swift service within a royal household rather than a direct philosophical instruction.
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