Varaha Purana 11.52: Adhyaya 11, Shloka 52
Hospitality at Gauramukha’s Hermitage and the Power of the Wish-Fulfilling Jewel
सितेश्वराख्यापितरश्मिमण्डले सूर्यत्वसिद्धान्तकषेव निर्मले । करोति केतुर्न परे महत्तमस्तदा कुशीलॆषु गतिश्च निर्मला ॥ ११.५३ ॥
siteśvarākhyāpitarasmimaṇḍale sūryatvasiddhāntakaṣeva nirmale | karoti ketur na pare mahattamas tadā kuśīleṣu gatiś ca nirmalā || 11.53 ||
‘സിതേശ്വര’ എന്നു പ്രസിദ്ധമായ കിരണമണ്ഡലത്തിൽ—സൂര്യസ്വഭാവസിദ്ധാന്തം കൊണ്ട് ഒതുക്കി മിനുക്കിയതുപോലെ നിർമ്മലമായതിൽ—കേതു മറ്റെവിടെയും അത്യധികം അന്ധകാരം സൃഷ്ടിക്കുകയില്ല. അപ്പോൾ കുശീലരിലും ഗതി (ക്രമം) നിർമ്മലമാകുന്നു।
Varāha (default speaker per dialogue framework; explicit speaker not stated in excerpt)
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It reflects Purāṇic-era attempts to describe astral phenomena (e.g., Ketu) in doctrinal and poetic language, illustrating how cosmology and moral vocabulary can be interwoven in Sanskrit narrative traditions.
No unambiguous terrestrial location is securely identifiable from this single verse alone; “Siteśvara” appears as a named locus or epithet, but further surrounding verses are required for modern scholarly identification.
The verse juxtaposes cosmic clarity/purity with moral clarity, implying that when conditions are “purified/clarified,” the course of conduct and outcomes—even among the ill-disposed—tends toward clarity rather than confusion.
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