Varaha Purana 98.31: Adhyaya 98, Shloka 31
Chapter on the Sacred Hill Episode: Satyatapā and the Marvel of Varāha
पाद्याचमनगोदानेः कृतासनपरिग्रहः ॥ ज्ञात्वा स शिष्यं सिद्धं तु तपसा दग्धकिल्बिषम्
pādyācamanagodāneḥ kṛtāsanaparigrahaḥ || jñātvā sa śiṣyaṃ siddhaṃ tu tapasā dagdhakilbiṣam
गुरु ने पानी से पैर धोए, आचमन किया, और गाय का दान दिया। फिर बैठ के देखा कि शिष्य सिद्ध हो गया है। उसकी सारी गल्तियाँ तप से जल गई थी।
Varāha (default dialogue framework; speaker not explicit in this pāda)
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It reflects classical Brahmanical ritual sequencing (hospitality/ritual purity) embedded in Purāṇic narrative frames, linking social-ritual acts (go-dāna) with soteriological ideals (purification through tapas).
No specific toponym appears in this verse-fragment; it functions as a ritual-narrative setting rather than a site description.
Austerity (tapas) is presented as a means of moral purification, and the teacher’s discernment recognizes inner transformation rather than mere status.
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