Varaha Purana 11.72: Adhyaya 11, Shloka 72
Hospitality at Gauramukha’s Hermitage and the Power of the Wish-Fulfilling Jewel
ततः क्रोधपरीतात्मा श्रुत्वा ब्राह्मणभाषितम् । दुर्जयः प्राह नीलाख्यं सामन्तं गच्छ माचिरम् । ब्राह्मणस्य मणिं गृह्य तूर्णमेहि यदृच्छया ॥ ११.७३ ॥
tataḥ krodhaparītātmā śrutvā brāhmaṇabhāṣitam | durjayaḥ prāha nīlākhyaṃ sāmantaṃ gaccha mā ciram | brāhmaṇasya maṇiṃ gṛhya tūrṇam ehi yadṛcchayā || 11.73 ||
राजा बहुत गुस्सा हो गया। उसने सुना जो ब्राह्मण ने कहा था। उसने नीला नाम के आदमी को कहा। जल्दी जाओ। ब्राह्मण की मणि ले के आओ। कैसे भी हो, जल्दी लाओ।
Varāha (default narrative frame; speaker not explicit in the excerpt)
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It reflects a Purāṇic narrative motif in which rulers or elites, driven by anger, issue coercive orders that violate social norms—useful for studying ideal/anti-ideal models of governance and the cultural authority attributed to brāhmaṇas in Sanskrit literature.
No geographic location is named in this verse; it is a courtly/political action scene centered on a ruler (Durjaya), a vassal (Nīla), and a brāhmaṇa.
The verse foregrounds anger (krodha) as a destabilizing mental state that can lead to unjust commands—implicitly warning that governance without restraint and respect for social-ethical boundaries results in wrongdoing.
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