Varaha Purana 166.4: Adhyaya 166, Shloka 4
The Greatness of the Sacred Pond Called Asikuṇḍa
राज्यं च कुर्वतस्तस्य आगतो नारदस्तदा ॥ विष्टरं पाद्यमर्घ्यं च तस्मै दत्तं यथोचितम् ॥
rājyaṁ ca kurvatas tasya āgato nāradas tadā || viṣṭaraṁ pādyam arghyaṁ ca tasmai dattaṁ yathocitam ||
«Когда он управлял царством, тогда прибыл Нарада. Ему, как подобает, поднесли сиденье, воду для омовения стоп и почётное подношение».
Varāha
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It documents classical norms of hospitality toward ascetics/sages, a key feature of courtly and ritual culture in Sanskrit literature.
No specific location is named; the verse situates the action at the king’s court/realm.
Proper reception of guests—especially sages—is presented as a marker of righteous governance and social order.
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