Varaha Purana 42.8: Adhyaya 42, Shloka 8
Ritual Procedure for the Phālguna Bright-Fortnight Dvādaśī Narasiṃha Worship, with the Narrative of King Vatsa
स शत्रुभिर्जितः सङ्ख्ये हृतकोशो द्विपादवान् । वनं प्रायात् सपत्नीको वसिष्ठस्याश्रमेऽवसत् ॥ ४२.८ ॥
sa śatrubhir jitaḥ saṅkhye hṛtakośo dvipādavān | vanaṃ prāyāt sapatnīko vasiṣṭhasyāśrame 'vasat || 42.8 ||
യുദ്ധത്തിൽ ശത്രുക്കളാൽ ജയിക്കപ്പെട്ട് നിധി കവർന്നുപോയിട്ടും അവനു ആനകൾ ശേഷിച്ചിരുന്നു; അവൻ ഭാര്യയോടുകൂടെ വനത്തിലേക്ക് പോയി വസിഷ്ഠാശ്രമത്തിൽ വസിച്ചു।
Varāha (default framework; speaker not explicit in the excerpt)
FAQs
It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative pattern in which a ruler, after military defeat and loss of resources, seeks refuge in an āśrama—highlighting the cultural role of hermitages as institutions of counsel, protection, and moral reorientation.
The verse specifies “Vasiṣṭha’s hermitage” (vasiṣṭhasyāśrama). The precise geographic identification is not given in this excerpt and varies across Sanskrit narrative traditions; a definitive modern location cannot be asserted from this line alone.
The verse foregrounds a pragmatic ethical theme: in adversity, one may turn from political conflict toward the disciplined environment of an āśrama, suggesting retreat, reflection, and guidance under a respected teacher as a stabilizing response to loss.
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