Varaha Purana 50.24: Adhyaya 50, Shloka 24
The Procedure for the Dharaṇī Vow
Kārtika Dvādaśī Observance
शकुन्तला अप्येवमेव तपश्चीर्त्वा महामुने । लेभे शाकुन्तलं पुत्रं दौष्यन्तिं चक्रवर्तिनम् ॥ ५०.२४ ॥
śakuntalā apy evam eva tapaś cīrtvā mahāmune | lebhe śākuntalaṃ putraṃ dauṣyantiṃ cakravartinam || 50.24 ||
शकुन्तला ने भी यही तपस्या की थी, बड़े रिशि। इससे उन्हे बेटा मिला जिसे शाकुन्तला कहते थे। वो दुष्यंत का बेटा था और चक्रवर्ती राजा बना।
Varāha (default framework; speaker not explicit in excerpt)
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It preserves a Purāṇic articulation of the Śakuntalā–Duṣyanta dynastic tradition, linking ascetic merit (tapas) with the birth of an idealized sovereign (cakravartin), a common motif in Sanskrit historiographical storytelling.
No specific geographic toponym is stated in this verse; it functions primarily as a genealogical and ethical-ideological statement rather than a sacred-geography reference.
The verse foregrounds tapas (disciplined austerity) as a culturally valued practice associated with attaining significant outcomes, here framed as the birth and legitimacy of exemplary rulership.
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