Varaha Purana 177.27: Adhyaya 177, Shloka 27
The Curse of Sāmba and the Prescribed Observance of Sun-Worship
ततस्तु नारदेनैव साम्बशापविनाशकः ॥ समादिष्टो महान्धर्म आदित्यआराधनं प्रति
tatastu nāradenaiva sāmbaśāpavināśakaḥ || samādiṣṭo mahāndharma ādityārādhanaṃ prati
नारद ने साम्ब को समझाया। उन्होंने कहा कि साम्ब की बड़ी प्रॉब्लम का सॉल्यूशन है सूर्य भगवान की पूजा। यह एक बड़ा धरम है जो साम्ब के ऊपर से बड़ा पाप हटा देगा।
Narrative (speaker not explicit in this pāda)
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It reflects a Purāṇic narrative pattern in which a sage (Nārada) prescribes a structured devotional/ritual discipline (Sūrya-ārādhana) as a means of moral and bodily remediation, illustrating the integration of ethics, ritual, and healing motifs in late Sanskrit literature.
No specific location is named in this verse; the focus is on the prescription of Āditya worship as a general remedy.
To follow a ‘mahān dharma’—a disciplined practice oriented toward purification and restoration—here articulated as the propitiation of the Sun.
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