Varaha Purana 216.15: Adhyaya 216, Shloka 15
The Sacred Account of Gokarṇa, Śṛṅgeśvara, and Related Tīrthas
तदा त्रैलोक्यविजयं वरं वव्रे स राक्षसः ॥ प्रसादात्तस्य तत्सर्वं वाञ्छितं मनसा हि यत्
tadā trailokyavijayaṃ varaṃ vavre sa rākṣasaḥ || prasādāttasya tatsarvaṃ vāñchitaṃ manasā hi yat
रावण ने तीनों दुनिया जीतने का वर माँगा। भगवान की कृपा से उसे सब कुछ मिल गया जो उसके मन में था।
Varāha
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It exemplifies the widespread 'vara' motif in Purāṇic storytelling, where divine favor becomes a narrative engine for later imbalance and restoration themes.
No geographic place-name is present; the scope is cosmological (trailokya: three worlds).
It implicitly contrasts spiritual discipline with ambition: intense practice can yield power, but the text records the choice of conquest as the requested outcome.
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