Varaha Purana 48.10: Adhyaya 48, Shloka 10
The Kalki Dvādaśī Observance and the Episode of King Viśāla
तौ प्रीतावूचतुस् तं तु राजानं क्षीणकल्मषम् । वरं वृणीष्व राजेन्द्र वरदौ स्वस्तवागतौ ॥ ४८.१० ॥
tau prītāv ūcatus taṃ tu rājānaṃ kṣīṇakalmaṣam | varaṃ vṛṇīṣva rājendra varadau svastavāgatau || 48.10 ||
दोनों खुश हो गए। राजा के पास गए। राजा के पाप खत्म हो चुके थे। बोले, राजो, कुछ माँग लो। हम यहाँ आगए हैं। हम जो भी माँगो वो देते हैं।
Unspecified (two speakers addressing the king; default dialogue frame: Varāha–Pṛthivī context not explicit in this fragment)
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It reflects a widespread Purāṇic narrative convention in which exemplary rulers, described as purified (kṣīṇakalmaṣa), are offered boons—an idiom that supports moralized models of kingship and merit within Sanskrit narrative literature.
No geographic location is named in this verse fragment; it functions as a dialogue unit centered on a royal figure and a boon-offer motif.
The verse foregrounds the idea that moral purification (diminished kalmaṣa) and right conduct can lead to auspicious outcomes, symbolized by the eligibility to receive a boon.
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