Varaha Purana 18.16: Adhyaya 18, Shloka 16
The Origin of Fire and the Liturgical Names of Agni
ब्रह्माणं क्षुधितः प्रायात् किं करोमि प्रसादि माम् । स ब्रह्मा प्रत्युवाचाथ त्रिधा तृप्तिमवाप्स्यसि ॥ १८.१६ ॥
brahmāṇaṁ kṣudhitaḥ prāyāt kiṁ karomi prasādi mām | sa brahmā pratyuvācātha tridhā tṛptim avāpsyasi || 18.16 ||
भूख से परेशान हो के वो ब्रह्मा के पास गया। उसने कहा, मैं क्या करूं? मुझ पर मेहरबानी करो। ब्रह्मा ने जवाब दिया, तुम्हे तीन तरह से सैटिस्फैक्शन मिलेगा।
Brahmā (replying; petitioner unnamed in excerpt)
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It preserves a common Purāṇic instructional pattern: a distressed figure petitions a creator-deity (Brahmā) and receives a structured remedy, reflecting didactic narrative techniques used for transmitting ethical and practical guidance.
No specific geographic location is named in this verse fragment; it functions as a dialogue unit rather than a tīrtha or place-description passage.
The verse frames a response to suffering (hunger) through an ordered, ‘threefold’ path to satisfaction, emphasizing disciplined guidance rather than impulsive action.
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