Varaha Purana 163.63: Adhyaya 163, Shloka 63
The Greatness of Kapila-Varāha: The Efficacy of Vaikuṇṭha Tīrtha and the Installation History of the Varāha Image
लवणस्य वधं श्रुत्वा राघवो वाक्यमब्रवीत् ॥ वरं वरय शत्रुघ्न यत्ते मनसि रोचते ॥
lavaṇasya vadhaṃ śrutvā rāghavo vākyam abravīt || varaṃ varaya śatrughna yat te manasi rocate ||
जब राघव ने सुना कि लवण मर गया, तो वो बोले। शत्रुघ्न, अब तुम एक वरद माँग लो। जो तुम्हे अच्छा लगे वो माँग लो।
Varāha (default dialogue frame)
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It preserves an epic-style narrative formula (post-victory boon-offer) that helps trace shared storytelling conventions across Purāṇic and Itihāsa traditions.
No explicit location is named in this verse; it continues a royal narrative sequence centered on Rāghava and Śatrughna.
It presents a model of kingship emphasizing recognition of service and measured generosity through an offered boon.
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