Varaha Purana 63.1: Adhyaya 63, Shloka 1
Procedure for the Son-Obtaining Vow
Kṛṣṇāṣṭamī Observance
अगस्त्य उवाच । अथापरं महाराज पुत्रप्राप्तिव्रतं शुभम् । कथयामि समासेन तन्मे निगदतः शृणु ॥ ६३.१ ॥
agastya uvāca | athāparaṁ mahārāja putraprāptivrataṁ śubham | kathayāmi samāsena tan me nigadataḥ śṛṇu || 63.1 ||
अगस्त्य ने कहा कि अब एक और व्रत बताता हूँ। यह बेटा पाने का व्रत है। बहुत अच्छा व्रत है। राजा, तुम ध्यान से सुनो।
Agastya
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It functions as a formal introductory marker to a vrata section, reflecting how Purāṇic texts frame ritual instruction through authoritative sages addressing royal patrons.
No specific geographic location is named in this verse; it is a transition into a ritual topic rather than a sacred-geography passage.
The verse emphasizes disciplined listening and concise transmission of prescribed observances—an ethical posture of attentive learning within the teacher–student (or sage–patron) framework.
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