Varaha Purana 126.25: Adhyaya 126, Shloka 25
The Greatness of Kubjāmraka: Raibhya’s Boon and the Teaching on the Sacred Tīrthas
युक्तिमन्तं गुणज्ञं च शुचिं दक्षं जितेन्द्रियम् ॥ दशवर्षसहस्राणि ऊर्ध्वबाहुः स तिष्ठति ॥
yuktimantaṃ guṇajñaṃ ca śuciṃ dakṣaṃ jitendriyam || daśavarṣa-sahasrāṇi ūrdhvabāhuḥ sa tiṣṭhati ||
वो समझदार है, अच्छा बुरा जानता है, साफ दिल है, काम में चातुर है, अपने मन को कंट्रोल में रखता है। हाथ उठा के खड़ा है, दस हज़ार साल से।
Varāha
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It summarizes ascetic virtues using a standard Sanskrit ethical vocabulary and an extreme time-span motif, illustrating Purāṇic ideals of disciplined endurance.
No location is specified in this half-verse; it is a characterization of a practitioner.
Self-control (jitendriya), purity, and discernment are presented as foundational virtues for sustained practice.
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