Varaha Purana 7.9: Adhyaya 7, Shloka 9
The Sanctity of Gayā: Raibhya’s Encounter and Hymn to Viṣṇu
Gadādhara
भवतः पार्श्वमायातः प्रणयेन तपोधन । धन्योऽसि सर्वथा वत्स ब्रह्मणः कुलवर्धनः ॥ ७.९ ॥
bhavataḥ pārśvam āyātaḥ praṇayena tapodhana | dhanyo 'si sarvathā vatsa brahmaṇaḥ kulavardhanaḥ || 7.9 ||
तुम मेरे पास प्यार से आए हो। तुम बहुत धन्य हो बेटा। तुम ब्रह्मा के कुले को बढ़ा रहे हो।
Varāha (default dialogic frame; explicit speaker not given in fragment)
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It illustrates a common Purāṇic rhetorical mode: a senior speaker welcomes and validates an interlocutor through honorifics, reinforcing lineage, learning, and social-ethical ideals within Sanskrit narrative discourse.
No geographic location is explicitly named in this verse fragment.
The verse foregrounds respectful relational conduct—approaching with goodwill (praṇaya) and valuing disciplined practice (tapas)—as markers of commendable character and continuity of a respected lineage.
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