Varaha Purana 7.42: Adhyaya 7, Shloka 42
The Sanctity of Gayā: Raibhya’s Encounter and Hymn to Viṣṇu
Gadādhara
Pūrva Bhāga · Narrative Dialogue (Sage Petition and Spiritual Attainment)
रैभ्य उवाच । गतिं मे देहि देवेश यत्र ते सनकादयः । वसेयं तत्र येनाहं त्वत्प्रसादाद् गदाधर ॥ ७.४२ ॥
raibhya uvāca | gatiṃ me dehi deveśa yatra te sanakādayaḥ | vaseyaṃ tatra yenāhaṃ tvatprasādād gadādhara || 7.42 ||
raibhya uvAcha | gatiM me dehi devesha yatra te sanakAdayaH | vaseyaM tatra yenAhaM tvatprasAdAd gadAdhara || 7.42 ||
റൈഭ്യൻ പറഞ്ഞു—ഹേ ദേവേശാ! നിങ്ങളുടെ സനകാദി ഋഷികൾ വസിക്കുന്ന ആ ഗതി എനിക്ക് ദയചെയ്യുക. ഹേ ഗദാധരാ, നിങ്ങളുടെ പ്രസാദത്താൽ ഞാൻ അവിടെ വസിക്കട്ടെ.
Sandhi Notes
- रैभ्य उवाच (no sandhi)
- त्वत्प्रसादाद् = त्वत् प्रसादात् (त्+प→त्प; final त् before p)
- येनाहं = येन अहम् (न+अ→ना)
Raibhya
FAQs
It preserves a common Purāṇic narrative pattern: a named sage petitions a supreme deity for a specific post-mortem or transcendent “gati” associated with exemplary ascetics (Sanaka and related figures), reflecting early ascetic lineages integrated into Purāṇic theology.
No explicit terrestrial geographic site is named; the verse refers instead to a transcendent abode or state “where the Sanakādayaḥ dwell,” which functions as a spiritual location rather than a map-identifiable place.
The verse foregrounds humility and aspirational alignment with exemplary sages: the petitioner seeks a disciplined, elevated mode of dwelling (vāsā) and frames attainment as dependent on divine favor (tvatprasāda), emphasizing ethical self-orientation rather than coercive doctrine.
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