Varaha Purana 42.13: Adhyaya 42, Shloka 13
Ritual Procedure for the Phālguna Bright-Fortnight Dvādaśī Narasiṃha Worship, with the Narrative of King Vatsa
तेनास्त्रेण स्वकं राज्यं जितवान् स नृपोत्तमः । राज्ये स्थित्वाऽश्वमेधानां सहस्रमकरोद्विभुः । अन्ते च विष्णुलोकाख्यं पदमाप च सत्तम ॥ ४२.१३ ॥
tenāstreṇa svakaṁ rājyaṁ jitavān sa nṛpottamaḥ | rājye sthitvā ’śvamedhānāṁ sahasram akarod vibhuḥ | ante ca viṣṇulokākhyaṁ padam āpa ca sattama || 42.13 ||
उस राजा ने उस हथियार से अपना राज्य जीत लिया। फिर उसने अपने राज में हज़ार अश्वमेध यज्ञ किए। आखिरी में वो विष्णु के पास गया।
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It reflects a common Purāṇic model of ideal kingship where political consolidation (securing the kingdom) is paired with high-prestige Vedic rites (Aśvamedha), presenting a cultural memory of sovereignty articulated through ritual legitimacy.
No terrestrial geographic site is specified in this verse; the only ‘location’ is the posthumous realm term ‘Viṣṇuloka,’ a cosmological designation rather than a place identifiable on historical geography.
The verse emphasizes a normative linkage between responsible rule, sanctioned means of protection/authority, and public ritual patronage—framing these as pathways to an esteemed posthumous state.
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