Varaha Purana 20.23: Adhyaya 20, Shloka 23
The Birth of the Aśvins: Solar Lineage, Saṃjñā and Chāyā, and the Granting of a Hymn and Boons
मार्त्तण्ड उवाच । पुत्रौ प्रजापतिं देवं भक्त्याराधयतां वरम् । नारायणं स वो दाता वरं नूनं भविष्यति ॥ २०.२३ ॥
mārttaṇḍa uvāca | putrau prajāpatim devaṃ bhaktyārādhayatāṃ varam | nārāyaṇaṃ sa vo dātā varaṃ nūnaṃ bhaviṣyati || 20.23 ||
మార్త్తండుడు అన్నాడు—“ఓ కుమారులారా, శ్రేష్ఠ దేవుడైన ప్రజాపతిని భక్తితో ఆరాధించండి. ఆ నారాయణుడే నిశ్చయంగా మీకు వరదాత అవుతాడు.”
Mārttaṇḍa
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It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative pattern: a named speaker (here, Mārttaṇḍa) instructs others to pursue desired outcomes through disciplined devotion (bhakti) and ritualized propitiation, illustrating how Purāṇas integrate ethics, theology, and social instruction.
No geographic location is explicitly named in this verse fragment; it focuses on devotional instruction and the granting of boons.
The verse emphasizes devotion (bhakti) and proper worship/propitiation (ārādhana) as disciplined means of seeking beneficial outcomes, framed as a moral-ritual instruction rather than coercive doctrine.
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