Varaha Purana 71.18: Adhyaya 71, Shloka 18
Vision of the Trimūrti in Rudra, the Gautama Curse, the Manifestation of the Godāvarī, and the Niḥśvāsa-saṃhitā Account
एवमुक्तास्तु ते तेन तस्थुर्विविधभोजनम् । भुञ्जमाना अनावृष्टिर्यावत्सा निवृताऽभवत् ॥ ७१.१८ ॥
evamuktās tu te tena tasthur vividha-bhojanam | bhuñjamānā anāvṛṣṭir yāvat sā nivṛtā 'bhavat || 71.18 ||
जब उसने ऐसा कहा, वो सब वहीं रहने लगे। खाना भी बहुत तरह का मिलता था उन्हे। जब तक बारिश वापस नहीं आई, वो वहीं रहे।
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It illustrates a common Purāṇic narrative motif where social stability and sustenance are described in relation to environmental disruption (anāvṛṣṭi), reflecting how premodern texts framed drought as a major cultural and economic concern.
No specific place-name is provided in this verse; any geographic identification would require adjacent verses from Adhyāya 71.
The verse implicitly foregrounds endurance and communal sustenance during environmental hardship, presenting continued provision and orderly conduct until adverse conditions cease.
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