Varaha Purana 38.8: Adhyaya 38, Shloka 8
The Hunter’s Austerity and the Gaining of Durvāsas’ Favor
सोऽपि व्याधस्तं नत्वा शिरसा ।अथ महामुनिम् । उवाच स कृतार्थोऽस्मि भगवन् दर्शनात् तव ॥ ३८.८ ॥
so 'pi vyādhas taṃ natvā śirasā. atha mahāmunim | uvāca sa kṛtārtho 'smi bhagavan darśanāt tava || 38.8 ||
വ്യാധനും ശിരസ്സ് നമിച്ച് ആ മഹാമുനിയെ വന്ദിച്ചു പറഞ്ഞു—“ഭഗവൻ, നിങ്ങളുടെ ദർശനത്താൽ ഞാൻ കൃതാർത്ഥനായി.”
Vyādha (the hunter)
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It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative device where socially marginal or non-ascetic figures (here, a hunter) engage respectfully with ascetic authorities, emphasizing shared cultural norms of reverence and the literary theme of moral transformation through encounter.
No geographic site-name appears in this verse fragment; it is primarily a dialogue moment rather than a sacred-geography reference.
The verse foregrounds respectful conduct toward learned or spiritually authoritative figures (bowing, courteous address) and frames “darśana” (encounter/seeing) as a transformative cultural value.
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