Varaha Purana 144.25: Adhyaya 144, Shloka 25
The Māhātmya of Someśvara and Related Liṅgas: The Liberation-Field of Triveṇī and the Śālagrāma Sacred Landscape
वरं वरय भद्रं ते यत्ते मनसि वर्तते ॥ दुर्लभं दर्शनं यस्मात् प्राप्तवानसि गोपते ॥
varaṁ varaya bhadraṁ te yatte manasi vartate || durllabhaṁ darśanaṁ yasmāt prāptavānasi gopate
कोई वरदान माँगो, भला हो तुम्हारा, जो भी तुम्हारे मन में है। तुमने वो दर्शन पा लिया है जो मिलना बहुत मुश्किल है, गोपति।
Devadeva (implied by immediate continuation; verse itself lacks explicit marker)
FAQs
It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative device: a deity grants a boon after a rare audience (darśana), framing sacred encounter as a culturally valued attainment.
No explicit place-name appears in this verse; the surrounding passage (later verses) links the narrative to Revā and the Śāligrāma/Someśvara setting.
The verse emphasizes intentionality and sincerity in petitioning—one should articulate what truly resides in the mind when given an opportunity for a boon.
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