Varaha Purana 69.24: Adhyaya 69, Shloka 24
Agastya’s Vision of Varuṇa as Nārāyaṇa in Ilāvṛta
यावत् कुटीं तां प्रविशामि राजन् तपस्विनं तं स्थितमेकदेशे । दृष्ट्वाभिगम्याभिवदामि यावत् स्मयन्नुवाचाप्रतिमप्रभावः ॥ ६९.२४ ॥
yāvat kuṭīṃ tāṃ praviśāmi rājan tapasvinaṃ taṃ sthitam ekadeśe | dṛṣṭvābhigamyābhivadāmi yāvat smayann uvāca apratimaprabhāvaḥ || 69.24 ||
Wahai raja, tatkala aku memasuki pondok itu, aku melihat pertapa itu berdiri di suatu tempat. Ketika aku mendekat dan hendak menyembah, dia—yang berkuasa tiada bandingan—tersenyum lalu berkata.
Varāha
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It exemplifies a common Purāṇic narrative device: the respectful approach to an ascetic authority figure, framing the transmission of instruction through dialogue and encounter scenes.
No explicit toponym appears in this verse; it only references a kuṭī (a hermitage hut) and an unspecified ekadeśa (a particular spot), so a modern geographic identification cannot be made from this line alone.
The verse foregrounds etiquette and humility in knowledge-seeking: approaching a spiritual practitioner and offering respectful salutation before discourse begins.
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