Varaha Purana 17.55: Adhyaya 17, Shloka 55
King Prajāpāla’s Visit to Sage Mahātapā’s Hermitage and the Doctrinal Praise of Nārāyaṇa
प्रागवस्थं शरीरं तु दृष्ट्वा सर्वज्ञपालितम् । ताः क्षेत्रदेवताः सर्वा वैलक्षं भावमाश्रिताः ॥ १७.५५ ॥
prāgavasthaṃ śarīraṃ tu dṛṣṭvā sarvajñapālitam | tāḥ kṣetradevatāḥ sarvā vailakṣaṃ bhāvam āśritāḥ || 17.55 ||
Namun apabila melihat jasad dalam keadaan asalnya, dipelihara di bawah penjagaan Yang Maha Mengetahui, semua dewa penjaga kṣetra suci itu menjadi terperanjat dan serba malu-bingung.
Varāha (default speaker per dialogue framework; not explicit in excerpt)
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It reflects a Purāṇic motif in which places (kṣetra) are imagined as having guardian divinities, indicating how sacred geography and site-based cultural memory were conceptualized in classical Sanskrit narrative traditions.
No specific toponym is given in this verse; it refers generally to a kṣetra (holy precinct/field) and its associated guardian deities.
Implicitly, the verse emphasizes careful guardianship and preservation (pālana) of what is entrusted—an idea that can be read as a cultural principle supporting stewardship of bodies, places, and heritage contexts within the narrative frame.
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