Varaha Purana 10.20: Adhyaya 10, Shloka 20
The Threefold Division by the Guṇas, the Deities’ Attainment of Worship, and the Opening of the Durjaya Episode
सक ऋषिष्टोषितस्तेन दीर्घकालं वरार्थिना । वरं दिदित्सया यावदब्रवीदत्रिजो मुनिः ॥ १०.२० ॥
saka ṛṣiṣṭoṣitas tena dīrghakālaṁ varārthinā | varaṁ diditsayā yāvad abravīd atrijo muniḥ || 10.20 ||
వరాన్ని కోరిన అతడు దీర్ఘకాలం ఆ ఋషిని సంతుష్టిపరచెను. వరం ఇవ్వదలచినప్పుడు అత్రిపుత్రుడైన ముని పలికెను.
Varāha (default narrative voice for this dialogue framework)
FAQs
It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative structure in which prolonged service or austerity leads to a sage’s willingness to grant a boon, illustrating interpersonal ethics and the literary motif of vara-pradāna.
No specific geographic location is named in this verse fragment; it functions as a narrative transition into the sage’s speech.
The passage foregrounds the cultural ideal that sustained effort and respectful conduct (over time) can lead to recognition and benevolent response, here expressed as the granting of a boon.
Ask anything about this verse
Answers come straight from the texts, with the shlokas they draw on. Ask in your own words.
A free sign-in with Google or Apple keeps your chat saved across web and the app.
Read Varaha Purana in the Vedapath app
Scan the QR code to open this directly in the app, with word-by-word meanings, Sanskrit recitation where available, and more.