Varaha Purana 37.35: Adhyaya 37, Shloka 35
The Threefold Discipline (Mental, Physical, Verbal) and the Salvific Power of Hearing Nārāyaṇa’s Name
ऋषिरुवाच । जिघृक्षोर्मृगराजस्य यत्त्वया रक्षितो ह्यहम् । तत्पुत्र तुष्टस्ते दद्मि वरं वरय सुव्रत ॥ ३७.३५ ॥
ṛṣir uvāca | jighṛkṣor mṛgarājasya yat tvayā rakṣito hy aham | tatputra tuṣṭas te dadmi varaṃ varaya suvrata || 37.35 ||
Ṛṣi berkata: “Ketika raja singa hendak menerkamku, engkaulah yang melindungiku. Maka, wahai anakku, aku berkenan kepadamu. Aku mengurniakan satu anugerah—pilihlah anugerahmu, wahai engkau yang berikrar mulia.”
Ṛṣi
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It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative pattern: protection (rakṣā) leading to the granting of a boon (vara), illustrating reciprocity and moral causality within classical Sanskrit storytelling.
No specific geographic location is named in this verse; the setting is presented as a narrative circumstance (a sage threatened by a lion).
The verse foregrounds the ethical value of protecting others in danger and presents gratitude as a basis for benevolent recompense (the granting of a boon).
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