Varaha Purana 146.39: Adhyaya 146, Shloka 39
The Greatness of Hṛṣīkeśa at Rurukṣetra: The Origin Narrative of Ruru and the Sacred Site
निर्वेदं प्राप्तवान् सद्यस् ततो वाच भृशातुरः ॥ अहो भागवती माया ययाहं भृशमोहितः ॥
nirvedaṃ prāptavān sadyas tato vāca bhr̥śāturaḥ || aho bhāgavatī māyā yayāhaṃ bhr̥śamohitaḥ ||
അവൻ ഉടൻ തന്നെ നിർവേദം (വൈരാഗ്യം) പ്രാപിച്ചു; തുടർന്ന് അത്യന്തം വ്യാകുലനായി പറഞ്ഞു—“അഹോ! ഈ ഭാഗവതീ മായ, ഇതാൽ ഞാൻ അതിയായി മോഹിതനായിരിക്കുന്നു.”
Varāha–Pṛthivī dialogue frame (speaker within episode not explicit; narrative voice reports a male ascetic)
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It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative pattern where an ascetic recognizes delusion (māyā) and turns toward dispassion (nirveda), illustrating didactic moral psychology in Sanskrit literature.
No geographic location is named in this verse.
Self-awareness of delusion is presented as the first step toward ethical restraint and renunciation.
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