Varaha Purana 7.41: Adhyaya 7, Shloka 41
The Sanctity of Gayā: Raibhya’s Encounter and Hymn to Viṣṇu
Gadādhara
तुष्टोऽस्मि रैभ्य भक्त्या ते स्तुत्या च द्विजसत्तम । तीर्थस्नानेन च विभो ब्रूहि यत्तेऽभिवाञ्छितम् ॥ ७.४१ ॥
tuṣṭo ’smi raibhya bhaktyā te stutyā ca dvijasattama | tīrthasnānēna ca vibho brūhi yatte ’bhivāñchitam || 7.41 ||
भगवान ने कहा, अरे रैभ्य, मैं तुमसे खुश हूँ। तुम्हारी भक्ति और तुम्हारी स्तुति ने मुझे प्रसन्न किया। तुमने तीर्थ पर स्नान भी किया। अब बोलो, तुम्हे क्या चाहिए? जो मन में है वो माँग लो।
Varāha (default dialogue framework; instructor voice addressing a sage)
FAQs
It preserves a common Purāṇic narrative convention: a revered figure acknowledges a petitioner’s ritual and devotional acts (praise, devotion, tīrtha-bathing) and formally invites the request, reflecting the social-religious practice of tīrtha culture and teacher–inquirer dialogue.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it refers generically to a tīrtha (a sacred ford or pilgrimage site). Identification requires adjacent verses that specify the location.
The verse foregrounds an ethics of disciplined approach—devotion (bhakti), respectful speech (stuti), and ritual purification (tīrtha-snāna)—as culturally valued preparations before making a request in a teacher–disciple or deity–sage dialogue.
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