Varaha Purana 126.64: Adhyaya 126, Shloka 64
The Greatness of Kubjāmraka: Raibhya’s Boon and the Teaching on the Sacred Tīrthas
दृष्ट्वा व्यालीं राजपुत्रस्ततो हन्तुं व्यवस्थितः ॥ स तया वार्यमाणोऽपि व्याली हन्तुमिहोद्यताḥ ॥
dṛṣṭvā vyālīṃ rājaputras tato hantuṃ vyavasthitaḥ || sa tayā vāryamāṇo ’pi vyālīṃ hantum ihodyataḥ ||
राजकुमार ने वो जानवर देखा और उसे मारना चाहता था। राजकुमारी ने उसे रोका, पर वो सुना नही और जानवर को मारने पे उठता रहा।
Varāha (default framework; narrative exposition)
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It captures a recurring literary motif—encounter with danger prompting moral choice—useful for comparative studies of ethics in Purāṇic narrative.
No explicit location is given in this line; the broader passage later names a tīrtha.
It highlights conflict between impulsive harm and an attempt at restraint, inviting reflection on proportional response and self-control.
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