Varaha Purana 61.8: Adhyaya 61, Shloka 8
The Observance for the Fulfilment of Desires: Worship of Keśava in the Form of Guha
Kumāra
सर्वे कामाः समृद्ध्यन्तां मम देव कुमारक । त्वत्प्रसादादिमं भक्त्या गृह्यतां विप्र माचिरम् ॥ ६१.८ ॥
sarve kāmāḥ samṛddhyantāṃ mama deva kumāraka | tvatprasādād imaṃ bhaktyā gṛhyatāṃ vipra mā ciram || 61.8 ||
मेरे सारे काम पूरे हो जाएँ, ऐसे आशीर्वाद दे दो। आप कृपा करके यह चीज़ भक्ति से ले लो, देर न करें।
Pṛthivī (defaulted per dialogue framework; speaker not explicit in the fragment)
FAQs
The verse preserves a conventional Purāṇic-politeness formula connected with dāna (gift-giving) and acceptance, reflecting social-ritual etiquette and the cultural economy of patronage in Sanskrit narrative literature.
No geographic location is named in this verse fragment; it is a direct-address statement focused on blessing and gift acceptance.
The passage emphasizes respectful reciprocity—offering and accepting with bhakti (devoted regard) and without hesitation—framed as courteous conduct within a learned/ritual context.
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