Varaha Purana 61.10: Adhyaya 61, Shloka 10
The Observance for the Fulfilment of Desires: Worship of Keśava in the Form of Guha
Kumāra
अपुत्रो लभते पुत्रमधनो लभते धनम् । भ्रष्टराज्यो लभेद्राज्यं नात्र कार्या विचारणा ॥ ६१.१० ॥
aputro labhate putram adhano labhate dhanam | bhraṣṭarājyo labhed rājyaṃ nātra kāryā vicāraṇā || 61.10 ||
जिसका बेटा नहीं है, उसे बेटा मिल जाता है। जिसके पास पैसा नहीं, उसको धन मिलता है। जो राजा अपना राज्य खो बैठता है, वो वापस राज्य पा लेता है। इसमें कोई शक नहीं।
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It exemplifies the Purāṇic phalaśruti style—formulaic merit-claims used to frame chapters on sacred practice, pilgrimage, or dharma with promised outcomes, reflecting a common didactic and mnemonic strategy in Purāṇic transmission.
No specific place-name appears in this verse fragment; it functions as a generalized merit-statement and likely relates to a location or practice described in surrounding verses of Adhyāya 61.
The verse emphasizes confidence in the efficacy of the prescribed practice or sacred context (implied by the chapter), presenting doubtlessness (nātra vicāraṇā) as the intended stance toward the promised results.
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