Varaha Purana 137.83: Adhyaya 137, Shloka 83
The Tale of the Vulture and the She-Jackal: The Māhātmya of the Saukarava Sacred Field
मां स द्रष्टुं न शक्नोति मम तेजःप्रमोहितः॥ ततो निमीलिताक्षेण कृत्वा शिरसि चाञ्जलिम्॥
māṃ sa draṣṭuṃ na śaknoti mama tejaḥ-pramohitaḥ || tato nimīlitākṣeṇa kṛtvā śirasi cāñjalim ||
वो मुझे देख नहीं पा रहा था। मेरे चमक से उसका दिमाग घूम गया था। इसलिए उसने आँखें बंद कर ली और दोनों हाथ सर पे रख के नमस्कार किया।
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It preserves a standard Sanskrit narrative trope: overwhelming divine tejas (radiance) limits direct perception, prompting embodied gestures of respect (añjali), a motif also found across epics and Purāṇas.
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Recognition of one’s limits before overwhelming power, expressed through restraint and respectful conduct.
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