Varaha Purana 42.12: Adhyaya 42, Shloka 12
Ritual Procedure for the Phālguna Bright-Fortnight Dvādaśī Narasiṃha Worship, with the Narrative of King Vatsa
तस्य व्रतान्ते भगवान्नारसिंहस्तुतोष ह । चक्रं प्रादाच्च शत्रूणां विध्वंसनकरं परम् ॥ ४२.१२ ॥
tasya vratānte bhagavān nārasiṁhas tutoṣa ha | cakraṁ prādāc ca śatrūṇāṁ vidhvaṁsanakaraṁ param || 42.12 ||
जब व्रत खत्म हुआ, भगवान नरसिंह खुश हो गए। उन्होंने एक चक्र दिया। यह चक्र दुश्मनों को खत्म कर सकता था।
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It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative pattern in which disciplined observance (vrata) culminates in a tangible ‘phala’ (result), here framed as divine approval and the granting of a protective instrument, illustrating the text’s didactic linkage between ethics/discipline and social protection.
No geographic location is named in this verse fragment; it is focused on the conclusion of a vow and the granting of a weapon (cakra).
The verse emphasizes the philosophical instruction that sustained discipline and completion of a vowed practice (vrata) is presented as a cause for ‘satisfaction’ (tuṣṭi) and the conferral of capacities associated with protection and order.
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