Varaha Purana 69.7: Adhyaya 69, Shloka 7
Agastya’s Vision of Varuṇa as Nārāyaṇa in Ilāvṛta
एतच्छ्रुत्वा वचस्तस्य प्रविष्टोऽहं कुटीं तु ताम् । तावत्पश्याम्यहं विप्रं ज्वलन्तमिव तेजसा ॥ ६९.७ ॥
etac chrutvā vacas tasya praviṣṭo ’haṃ kuṭīṃ tu tām | tāvat paśyāmy ahaṃ vipraṃ jvalantam iva tejasā || 69.7 ||
Mendengar ucapannya, aku memasuki gubuk itu. Saat itu juga kulihat seorang brāhmaṇa, seakan-akan menyala oleh cahaya rohaninya.
Varāha (default speaker per dialogue framework; speaker not explicit in fragment)
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It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative motif: the encounter with a brāhmaṇa or ascetic described through the idiom of tejas (radiant power), a literary marker of authority, discipline, and perceived spiritual potency in classical Sanskrit texts.
No specific geographic site is named in this verse; it only mentions entry into a kuṭī (hut/cottage), a generic setting often associated with hermitages or ascetic dwellings.
Implicitly, the verse foregrounds attentive listening and respectful approach to learned figures—hearing counsel (śrutvā vacas) and then acting—presented as a disciplined mode of conduct within the narrative.
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