Varaha Purana 6.36: Adhyaya 6, Shloka 36
The Puṇḍarīkākṣapāraka Hymn and Puṣkara Tīrtha: The Account of King Vasu’s Release from Sin
इदानीं यत् त्वया स्तोत्रं पुण्डरीकाक्षपारकम् । पठितं तत्प्रभावेन विहायाङ्गरुहाण्यहम् । एकीभूतः पुनर्जातो व्याधरूपो नृपोत्तम ॥ ६.३६ ॥
idānīṁ yat tvayā stotraṁ puṇḍarīkākṣa-pārakam | paṭhitaṁ tatprabhāvena vihāyāṅgaruhāṇy aham | ekībhūtaḥ punarjāto vyādha-rūpo nṛpottama || 6.36 ||
Kini, wahai raja yang utama, dengan keberkesanan madah pujian yang tuanku bacakan—yang memuliakan Puṇḍarīkākṣa—aku telah menanggalkan segala ketumbuhan pada tubuhku; menjadi utuh kembali, aku lahir semula sekali lagi dalam rupa seorang pemburu.
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It exemplifies a common Purāṇic narrative device: stotra-phala, where the recitation of a hymn produces an immediate, observable result (bodily change and a shift in existential status), reflecting the text’s didactic emphasis on speech-acts and ritualized praise within Sanskrit literary culture.
No geographic location is named in this verse; the focus is on personal transformation attributed to the hymn’s efficacy rather than on sacred geography.
The verse foregrounds disciplined recitation and reverential speech as transformative practices, presenting moral causality through the idea that intentional, focused praise can catalyze purification and a change in life-condition.
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