Varaha Purana 193.4: Adhyaya 193, Shloka 4
Naciketas’ Journey to Yama’s Abode and the Eulogy of Truthfulness
ऋषिं परमसंपन्नं वैशम्पायनमञ्जसा ॥ कर्मणा प्रेरितस्तेन चिन्ताव्याकुललोचनः ॥
ṛṣiṃ paramasampannaṃ vaiśampāyanam añjasā || karmaṇā preritastena cintāvyākulalocanaḥ
वो रिशि का नाम था वैशम्पायन, बहुत बड़े ज्ञानी थे। राजा सीधे उनके पास गया। उसके काम ने उसे खींच रहा था, आंखों में चिंता थी।
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It reflects a standard Purāṇic narrative device: a troubled agent approaches a recognized transmitter of tradition (here, Vaiśampāyana) to resolve questions of karma and consequence.
No new location is specified in this verse; it continues the approach toward the sage introduced in the preceding line.
Actions (karma) are portrayed as causally compelling, producing psychological disturbance that motivates ethical inquiry and corrective practice.
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