Varaha Purana 11.74: Adhyaya 11, Shloka 74
Hospitality at Gauramukha’s Hermitage and the Power of the Wish-Fulfilling Jewel
तत्राग्निहोत्रशालायां दृष्ट्वा तं मणिमाहितम् । उत्तीर्य स्यन्दनान्नीलः सोऽवरोहत भूतले ॥ ११.७५ ॥
tatrāgnihotraśālāyāṃ dṛṣṭvā taṃ maṇimāhitam | uttīrya syandanānnīlaḥ so 'varohata bhūtale || 11.75 ||
वहाँ अग्निहोत्र की जगह थी। नीला ने वो मणि देखी। वो मणि वहाँ रखी थी। नीला रथ से उतरा और ज़मीन पर खड़ा हो गया।
Varāha (default framework; speaker not explicit in excerpt)
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It preserves a literary snapshot of ritual architecture (the agnihotra-śālā) and elite mobility (the syandana, chariot), reflecting how Purāṇic narratives embed Vedic-ritual and courtly material culture.
No specific toponym is named in this verse; the location is an interior ritual space identified generically as an agnihotra-śālā (agnihotra hall).
No explicit ethical injunction is stated; the verse primarily functions narratively, emphasizing attentive observation within a ritual setting and respectful movement within a culturally significant space.
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