Varaha Purana 11.62: Adhyaya 11, Shloka 62
Hospitality at Gauramukha’s Hermitage and the Power of the Wish-Fulfilling Jewel
ततो रात्र्यां व्यतीतायां स राजा ताः स्त्रियः पुनः । अन्तर्द्धानं गतास्तत्र दृष्ट्वा तानि गृहाणि च ॥ ११.६३ ॥
tato rātryāṁ vyatītāyāṁ sa rājā tāḥ striyaḥ punaḥ | antarddhānaṁ gatās tatra dṛṣṭvā tāni gṛhāṇi ca || 11.63 ||
പിന്നെ രാത്രി കഴിഞ്ഞപ്പോൾ രാജാവ് വീണ്ടും നോക്കി; അവിടെ ആ സ്ത്രീകൾ അന്തർധാനം ചെയ്തതും, ആ വീടുകളെയും അവൻ കണ്ടു.
Varāha (default narrative frame; speaker not explicit in the excerpt)
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It preserves a common Purāṇic narrative device—sudden disappearance (antarddhāna)—used to mark liminal or extraordinary events, reflecting the genre’s storytelling conventions rather than a datable historical report.
No explicit place-name appears in this verse; any geographic identification would require adjacent verses in the chapter.
The verse primarily advances the narrative (the king’s observation of disappearance) rather than stating a direct ethical injunction; indirectly, it underscores human uncertainty in extraordinary encounters.
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