Varaha Purana 7.14: Adhyaya 7, Shloka 14
The Sanctity of Gayā: Raibhya’s Encounter and Hymn to Viṣṇu
Gadādhara
इतीरितो ब्राह्मणैः स प्रहृष्टो राजा विशालाधिपतिः प्रयत्नात् । आगत्य तेन प्रवरेण तीर्थे मघासु भक्त्याऽथ कृतं पितॄणाम् ॥ ७.१४ ॥
itīrito brāhmaṇaiḥ sa prahṛṣṭo rājā viśālā-dhipatiḥ prayatnāt | āgatya tena pravareṇa tīrthe maghāsu bhaktyā ’tha kṛtaṃ pitṝṇām || 7.14 ||
ब्राह्मणों की बात सुनकर राजा बहुत खुश हुआ। वो विशाला शहर का राजा था। उसने मेहनत करके गया गया। वहाँ उसने अपने पूर्वजों के लिए पूजा की। मघा महीने में उसने भक्ति से सब किया।
Varāha (default narrator/instructor framework; explicit speaker not stated in this fragment)
FAQs
It reflects a Purāṇic model of royal engagement with brāhmaṇical counsel and tīrtha visitation, documenting how kingship is narrated through pilgrimage and patronage of ancestral rites.
Viśālā is named as the king’s domain; in historical geography it is often discussed in relation to ancient North Indian urban centers (commonly associated in scholarship with regions of Videha/Vaiśālī traditions), though the verse itself does not provide enough detail for a definitive modern identification.
The verse foregrounds disciplined action (prayatna) and devotional intent (bhakti) in performing culturally significant duties—here, rites dedicated to ancestors—within a tīrtha framework.
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