Varaha Purana 71.16: Adhyaya 71, Shloka 16
Vision of the Trimūrti in Rudra, the Gautama Curse, the Manifestation of the Godāvarī, and the Niḥśvāsa-saṃhitā Account
तां दृष्ट्वा मुनयः सर्वे अनावृष्टिं वनेचराः । क्षुधया पीड्यमानास्तु प्रययुर्गौतमं तदा ॥ ७१.१६ ॥
tāṃ dṛṣṭvā munayaḥ sarve anāvṛṣṭiṃ vanecarāḥ | kṣudhayā pīḍyamānās tu prayayur gautamaṃ tadā || 71.16 ||
जब रिशि लोगों ने यह देखा, सब घबरा गए। जंगल में रहने वाले रिशि भी भूख से परेशान थे। वो सब गौतम के पास चले गए।
Varāha (default narrator/instructor framework; explicit speaker not stated in this verse-fragment)
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It exemplifies a common Purāṇic narrative pattern in which environmental disruption (anāvṛṣṭi, drought) precipitates movement toward a recognized ascetic authority (here, Gautama), reflecting how textual traditions frame social and ecological crisis management through learned lineages.
No specific toponym is stated in this verse. The setting is described generally as a forest environment (vane-carāḥ, “those who move/dwell in the forest”), and Gautama is referenced as a person rather than a place.
The verse foregrounds a pragmatic philosophical instruction: in conditions of collective hardship, communities seek guidance and support from established sources of wisdom and discipline, implying an ethic of consultation, refuge, and organized response rather than isolation.
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