Varaha Purana 10.73: Adhyaya 10, Shloka 73
The Threefold Division by the Guṇas, the Deities’ Attainment of Worship, and the Opening of the Durjaya Episode
तत्रस्थो वनजातीर् हि बाधयन् वै भयंकराः । ददर्शारण्यामाश्रित्य मुनिं स्थितमकल्मषम् ॥ १०.७४ ॥
tatrastho vanajātīr hi bādhayan vai bhayaṅkarāḥ | dadarśāraṇyam āśritya muniṁ sthitam akalmaṣam || 10.74 ||
Tam, podczas gdy przerażające istoty zrodzone z lasu rzeczywiście sprawiały udrękę, ujrzał mędrca przebywającego na pustkowiu, bez skazy i wolnego od splamienia.
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It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative pattern: the wilderness as a testing ground where fearsome forces contrast with the ideal of the purified ascetic (muni), illustrating values associated with renunciation and moral clarity.
No specific toponym is given here; the verse indicates an āraṇya (wilderness/forest region) as a literary-geographic setting rather than a uniquely identifiable historical site.
The verse foregrounds the figure of an akalmaṣa muni (a morally untainted sage), implicitly presenting inner purity and steadiness as the ideal response amid threatening or chaotic surroundings.
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