Varaha Purana 7.24: Adhyaya 7, Shloka 24
The Sanctity of Gayā: Raibhya’s Encounter and Hymn to Viṣṇu
Gadādhara
एतस्मात् कारणात् पुत्र अहमेतौ विगृह्य वै । आगतोऽस्मि भवन्तं वै द्रष्टुं यास्यामि साम्प्रतम् । एतस्मात् कारणाद् रैभ्य भवान् धन्यो मयोच्यते ॥ ७.२४ ॥
etasmāt kāraṇāt putra ahametau vigṛhya vai | āgato’smi bhavantaṃ vai draṣṭuṃ yāsyāmi sāmpratam | etasmāt kāraṇād raibhya bhavān dhanyo mayocyate || 7.24 ||
बेटा, इसलिए मैं उन दोनों से मिल के यहाँ आया हूँ। अब मैं तुम्हे देखने जा रहा हूँ। रैभ्य, तुम बहुत धन्य हो। तुमने जो किया, उससे मैं खुश हूँ।
Varāha (default dialogue framework; speaker not explicit in excerpt)
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It illustrates a common Purāṇic narrative device: a speaker frames actions through explicit causality (“for this reason…”) and uses honorific address to mark social-ethical valuation (declaring someone “fortunate”), reflecting courtly and didactic Sanskrit discourse.
No explicit geographic toponym appears in this verse fragment; it is primarily interpersonal and narrative, addressing a figure named Raibhya.
The verse emphasizes accountability through stated reasons for action and confers ethical recognition (“fortunate”) upon the addressee, suggesting that merit is acknowledged through conduct and relational duty within the narrative.
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