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The Greatness of Hṛṣīkeśa at Rurukṣetra: The Origin Narrative of Ruru and the Sacred Site
दुर्लभं ते वरं दद्मि तपसाहं प्रतोषितः ॥ इत्युक्त्वा मां प्रणम्याह रुरुः सा संशितव्रता
durlabhaṃ te varaṃ dadmi tapasāhaṃ pratoṣitaḥ || ity uktvā māṃ praṇamyāha ruruḥ sā saṃśitavratā
“నీ తపస్సుతో నేను పూర్తిగా ప్రసన్నుడను; నీకు దుర్లభమైన వరాన్ని ఇస్తాను.” అని చెప్పి, దృఢవ్రతురాలైన ఆ రురు నాకు నమస్కరించి పలికెను।
Narrator (default to Varāha framework; contains quoted speech but speaker of quote not explicitly identified)
It reflects the Purāṇic trope of tapas generating narrative efficacy (boons), useful for mapping ascetic ideals across Purāṇic corpora.
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It highlights disciplined commitment (vrata, tapas) as a valued form of self-cultivation, portrayed as yielding transformative outcomes within the narrative world.
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