Varaha Purana 129.28: Adhyaya 129, Shloka 28
Initiation for the Four Social Orders, Sandhyā Mantra Procedure, and the Merit of Offering Water in a Copper Vessel
गुडाकेश महाभाग ब्रूहि किं करवाणि ते ॥ तुषितोऽस्म्यनया भक्त्या दुराराध्योऽपि सुव्रत ॥
guḍākeśa mahābhāga brūhi kiṃ karavāṇi te || tuṣito'smy anayā bhaktyā durārādhyo'pi suvrata ||
अर्जुन, तुम बड़े भगवान हो। बताओ, मैं तुम्हारे लिए क्या करूँ? तुम्हारी भक्ति देख के मैं खुश हो गया। मैं आसान से खुश नहीं होता, लेकिन तुमने व्रत पक्का रखा है।
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It exemplifies the boon-granting convention in Purāṇic narratives, where intense devotion leads to a divine offer of recompense framed as a dialogue.
None is specified here; the emphasis is interpersonal—devotee and deity—rather than place-based.
Steadfast devotion and disciplined conduct (suvrata) are presented as qualities that move the narrative toward benevolent response.
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