Varaha Purana 38.16: Adhyaya 38, Shloka 16
The Hunter’s Austerity and the Gaining of Durvāsas’ Favor
तस्य तत्र प्रयातस्य अग्रतः सर्वशोभनाः । वृक्षेभ्यो निर्ययुश्चान्या हेमपात्राग्रपाणयः । विविधान्नानि तस्याशु दत्त्वा पात्रं प्रपूरितम् ॥ ३८.१६ ॥
tasya tatra prayātasya agrataḥ sarvaśobhanāḥ | vṛkṣebhyo niryayuścānyā hemapātrāgrapāṇayaḥ | vividhānnāni tasyāśu dattvā pātraṃ prapūritam || 38.16 ||
जब वो जा रहा था, अचानक आगे कुछ लोग आ गए। पेड़ों से भी लोग निकले जिनके हाथ में सोने के बर्तन थे। उन्होंने जल्दी से खाना दिया और उसका कटोरा भर दिया।
Varāha (default dialogue framework; explicit speaker not stated in the fragment)
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The verse reflects a common Purāṇic narrative motif in which a traveler—often within a tīrtha (pilgrimage) setting—receives exemplary hospitality. Such passages are useful for cultural-historical study of ideals of guest-reception (atithi-satkara) and the literary aesthetics of abundance.
No specific place-name is explicitly provided in this single verse. The location must be inferred from the surrounding verses of Adhyāya 38 in the manuscript tradition.
While not framed as a direct injunction here, the scene foregrounds the cultural ideal of generous hospitality—providing food promptly and in abundance to a traveler or guest.
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