Varaha Purana 198.22: Adhyaya 198, Shloka 22
Description of the Torments within the Cycle of Rebirth: Hymn to Yama and the Introduction to Citragupta’s Administration
ऋषिपुत्र उवाच ॥ नेच्छाम्यहं महाभाग मृत्युं वा जीवितं प्रभो ॥ यदि त्वं वरदो राजन्सर्वभूतहिते रतः
ṛṣiputra uvāca|| necchāmyahaṃ mahābhāga mṛtyuṃ vā jīvitaṃ prabho || yadi tvaṃ varado rājansarvabhūtahite rataḥ
रिशि का बेटा बोला। मैं ना मरना चाहता हूँ ना जीना, प्रभु। अगर आप सच में वरदान देते हैं, और सबकी भलाई चाहते हैं, तो एक काम करो।
Ṛṣiputra
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It highlights a didactic pattern where the seeker prefers insight over personal gain, aligning knowledge with public-ethical concern (sarvabhūtahita).
No location is given; the verse sets up a request for demonstrative knowledge rather than pilgrimage geography.
It privileges inquiry and the welfare of beings over self-centered boons like longevity or death-avoidance.
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