Varaha Purana 42.6: Adhyaya 42, Shloka 6
Ritual Procedure for the Phālguna Bright-Fortnight Dvādaśī Narasiṃha Worship, with the Narrative of King Vatsa
एवं कृते फलं प्राप्तं यत् पुरा पार्थिवेन तु । तस्याहं संप्रवक्ष्यामि वत्सनाम्ना महामुने ॥ ४२.६ ॥
evaṃ kṛte phalaṃ prāptaṃ yat purā pārthivena tu | tasyāhaṃ saṃpravakṣyāmi vatsanāmnā mahāmune || 42.6 ||
ऐसा करने से वही फल मिलेगा जो पहले एक राजा को मिला था। मैं अब तुम्हे उस राजा की कहानी बताता हूँ जिसका नाम वत्स था।
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It functions as a narrative transition typical of Purāṇic literature, introducing an exemplum (a precedent involving a king) to validate a claimed result (phala) through remembered tradition rather than a standalone assertion.
No geographic site is explicitly named in this verse; it introduces a figure or episode associated with the name ‘Vatsa,’ which in broader Sanskrit usage can relate to the Vatsa region/kingdom, but this identification is not confirmed by the verse alone.
The verse foregrounds an evidence-by-precedent method: outcomes (phala) are presented as grounded in earlier exemplars (here, a king’s prior attainment), encouraging evaluation of practice through narrated precedent and accountable explanation.
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