Varaha Purana 11.48: Adhyaya 11, Shloka 48
Hospitality at Gauramukha’s Hermitage and the Power of the Wish-Fulfilling Jewel
यावत् स राजा बुभुजे सभृत्यबलवाहनः । तावदस्तगिरिं भानुर्जगामारुणसप्रभः ॥ ११.४९ ॥
yāvat sa rājā bubhuje sabhṛtya-balavāhanaḥ | tāvad asta-giriṃ bhānur jagāmāruṇa-sa-prabhaḥ || 11.49 ||
जब तक राजा अपने नौकरों, फौज और घोड़ों के साथ मज़े कर रहा था, तब तक सूरज ढलता रहा। सूरज लाल चमक के साथ पहाड़ के पीछे चला गया।
Varāha (default speaker per dialogue framework; not explicit in excerpt)
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It exemplifies a common Purāṇic narrative technique: using the sun’s movement (sunset at the ‘asta-giri’) as a chronometric marker to situate events in a recognizable daily cycle.
Asta-giri (‘mountain of setting’) is a cosmographic expression for the western horizon rather than a single fixed mountain; in Sanskrit literature it often functions as a poetic designation for where the sun is perceived to set.
The verse primarily conveys temporal transience—royal enjoyment is framed within the passing of the day—serving as a philosophical reminder that worldly conditions are time-bound.
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