Varaha Purana 126.57: Adhyaya 126, Shloka 57
The Greatness of Kubjāmraka: Raibhya’s Boon and the Teaching on the Sacred Tīrthas
एतदेव परं चित्ते मया चैव विधार्यते ॥ उपेन्द्र यदि तुष्टोऽसि ममायं दीयतां वरः ॥
etadeva paraṃ citte mayā caiva vidhāryate || upendra yadi tuṣṭo ’si mamāyaṃ dīyatāṃ varaḥ ||
मैं अपने दिल में सिर्फ यह एक बात पकड़ के बैठा हूँ। हे उपेन्द्र, अगर तुम खुश हो तो यह वरदान मुझे दे दो।
Pṛthivī (default framework; supplicatory address to Upendra)
FAQs
It preserves a common Purāṇic narrative device: a petitioner frames a request (vara) to a divine figure, often to introduce a tīrtha’s origin story and cultural-historical valuation.
No location is named in this half-verse; it functions as a transition into a boon-request that later anchors a tīrtha narrative.
The verse models deliberation and restraint—presenting a request as a considered mental resolve rather than an impulsive demand.
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