Varaha Purana 177.2: Adhyaya 177, Shloka 2
The Curse of Sāmba and the Prescribed Observance of Sun-Worship
सुखासीनस्य कृष्णस्य पुत्रदारसुतैः सह ॥ आगतो नारदस्तत्र यदृच्छागमनो मुनिः ॥ पाद्यमर्घ्यं च आसनं च मधुपर्कं सभाजनम् ॥ गां च दत्त्वा यथान्यायं कृतं संवादमुत्तमम् ॥
sukhāsīnasya kṛṣṇasya putradārasutaiḥ saha || āgato nāradas tatra yadṛcchāgamanо muniḥ || pādyamarghyaṃ cāsanaṃ ca madhuparkaṃ sabhājanam || gāṃ ca dattvā yathānyāyaṃ kṛtaṃ saṃvādam uttamam
कृष्ण आराम से बैठा था, उसके साथ उसके बेटे, बीवी और औलाद थी। तभी नारद आ गए, वो ऐसे ही आ गए थे। उनके लिए पानी दिया, आसन दिया, मधुपर्क दिया, और पूरा सम्मान किया। एक गाय भी दी, सारी रस्में निभाई। फिर दोनों में अच्छी बात-चीत हुई।
Unspecified (narrative voice within Varāha’s discourse)
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It documents idealized norms of guest-reception (atithi-satkāra) and gift-giving, offering evidence for how Purāṇic texts encode social ethics and courtly ritual vocabulary.
The setting is Dvārakā (named earlier in the chapter), functioning as the narrative locus for Kṛṣṇa’s household and court.
Proper hospitality—offering pādya, arghya, āsana, madhuparka, and appropriate gifts—is presented as normative conduct toward revered guests.
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