Varaha Purana 198.28: Adhyaya 198, Shloka 28
Description of the Torments within the Cycle of Rebirth: Hymn to Yama and the Introduction to Citragupta’s Administration
प्रत्युत्थितश्च मां दृष्ट्वा चिन्तयित्वा तु तत्त्वतः ॥ स्वागतम् मुनिशार्दूल यथेष्टं परिगम्यताम्
pratyutthitaś ca māṃ dṛṣṭvā cintayitvā tu tattvataḥ || svāgataṃ muniśārdūla yatheṣṭaṃ parigamyatām
फिर वो उठा और मुझे देख के सोचा कि सच में क्या है। उसने बोला, आओ स्वागत है रिशियों में बड़े वाले। जो चाहिए वो करो।
Unspecified authority figure addressing the narrator/visitor (not explicitly named in excerpt; default narrative voice within Varāha–Pṛthivī frame)
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It documents a conventional Sanskrit scene of formal reception—rising to greet (pratyutthāna) and offering hospitality—reflecting elite etiquette found across epic and Purāṇic literature.
No specific place-name is given; the verse focuses on interpersonal reception rather than sacred geography.
Respectful hospitality toward a learned visitor, expressed through greeting, reflection, and granting freedom of movement.
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