Varaha Purana 166.14: Adhyaya 166, Shloka 14
The Greatness of the Sacred Pond Called Asikuṇḍa
वरं वृणुत भद्रं वो यद्वो मनसि वर्त्तते ॥ तीर्थान्यूचुः ॥ वराह यदि देवेश अभयं दातुमर्हसि ।
varaṁ vṛṇuta bhadraṁ vo yad vo manasi varttate || tīrthāny ūcuḥ || varāha yadi deveśa abhayaṁ dātum arhasi |
വരം തിരഞ്ഞെടുക്കുക—നിങ്ങൾക്കു മംഗളം വരട്ടെ—നിങ്ങളുടെ മനസ്സിൽ ഉള്ളതെന്തോ അത്. തീർത്ഥങ്ങൾ പറഞ്ഞു—ഹേ വരാഹാ, ഹേ ദേവേശാ, നിങ്ങൾ അഭയം (രക്ഷ) നൽകാൻ യോഗ്യമെന്നു കരുതുന്നുവെങ്കിൽ…।
Varāha (first hemistich), then Tīrthāni
FAQs
The ‘boon’ (vara) formula is a widespread South Asian narrative convention, indexing patronage, protection, and the legitimation of sacred places.
The tīrthas speak collectively; the specific locus—Mathurā and the Varāha-tīrtha—appears explicitly later in the same passage.
It foregrounds protection of communal goods (tīrthas) and the moral duty of granting security against harm.
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