Varaha Purana 11.68: Adhyaya 11, Shloka 68
Hospitality at Gauramukha’s Hermitage and the Power of the Wish-Fulfilling Jewel
अमात्येनैवमुक्तस्तु क्रुद्धो गौरमुखोऽब्रवीत् । प्रतिगृह्णाति विप्रस्तु राजा चैव ददाति च । त्वं च राजा पुनर्भूत्वा याचसे दीनवत् कथम् ॥ ११.६९ ॥
amātyenaivam uktas tu kruddho gauramukho 'bravīt | pratigṛhṇāti vipras tu rājā caiva dadāti ca | tvaṃ ca rājā punar bhūtvā yācasi dīnavat katham || 11.69 ||
मंत्री की बात सुनकर गौरमुख रिशि गुस्सा हो गया। बोला कि ब्राह्मण तो दान लेता है और राजा दान देता है। लेकिन तुम राजा हो के भी भिखारी की तरह मांग रहे हो?
Gauramukha (within the narrative frame; ultimate dialogue framework: Varāha–Pṛthivī)
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It reflects a common Purāṇic and Dharma-śāstra social ideal: differentiated economic-ritual roles in which kings are framed as patrons (dātṛ) and brāhmaṇas as authorized recipients (pratigrahītṛ), illustrating normative political ethics rather than a descriptive census of society.
No geographic location is named in this verse fragment; the focus is on social-ethical role expectations (giving vs. begging).
The verse asserts role-consistency in public ethics: a ruler is expected to uphold dignity and responsibility through patronage and provision, not by adopting the posture of destitute begging.
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