Varaha Purana 6.28: Adhyaya 6, Shloka 28
The Puṇḍarīkākṣapāraka Hymn and Puṣkara Tīrtha: The Account of King Vasu’s Release from Sin
नारायणो मे सुप्रीत इति प्रोक्त्वा शुभेऽहनि । गौर्दत्ता विधिना सद्यो मृतोऽस्युदरशूलतः ॥ ६.२८ ॥
nārāyaṇo me suprīta iti proktvā śubhe 'hani | gaur dattā vidhinā sadyo mṛto 'sy udaraśūlataḥ || 6.28 ||
तुमने शुभ दिन में कहा, नारायण मुझसे खुश है। तुमने विधि से गाय का दान किया। लेकिन वो तुरंत मर गया, उसके पेट में दर्द था।
Varāha
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It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative technique: embedding moral reflection within brief ritual episodes (e.g., declarations of divine approval, acts of dāna, and sudden reversal), which scholars use to study evolving norms of charity and ritual efficacy in medieval Sanskrit literature.
No explicit geographic location is named in this verse fragment; it functions as an ethical-narrative unit rather than a tīrtha or place-description.
The verse cautions that ritual action and verbal self-assurance (“Nārāyaṇa is pleased with me”) do not guarantee outcomes; it invites reflection on humility, intention, and the limits of ritual as a safeguard against misfortune.
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