Varaha Purana 69.9: Adhyaya 69, Shloka 9
Agastya’s Vision of Varuṇa as Nārāyaṇa in Ilāvṛta
निर्ययुः काञ्चनं पीठमेकां तासां प्रगृह्य वै । सा मां प्रादात् तदा अन्याऽदात् सलिलं करसंस्थितम् ॥ ६९.९ ॥
niryayuḥ kāñcanaṃ pīṭham ekā tāsāṃ pragṛhya vai | sā māṃ prādāt tadā anyā ’dāt salilaṃ karasaṃsthitam || 69.9 ||
അവർ പുറത്തേക്കു വന്നു. അവരിൽ ഒരുത്തി സ്വർണ്ണപീഠം എടുത്ത് എനിക്കു നൽകി; അപ്പോൾ മറ്റൊരുത്തി കൈക്കുഴിയിൽ പിടിച്ച ജലം സമർപ്പിച്ചു.
Varāha (default narrative framework; speaker not explicit in excerpt)
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It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative motif of hospitality: presenting a seat and offering water, which parallels broader South Asian etiquette and ritualized reception practices in classical Sanskrit literature.
No specific geographic location is named in this verse fragment; it focuses on an interpersonal act of reception and offering.
The verse foregrounds courteous reception of a guest/visitor through respectful offerings (a seat and water), emphasizing social ethics of hospitality rather than doctrinal command.
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