Varaha Purana 207.5: Adhyaya 207, Shloka 5
Section on the ‘Person’ who Entices Beings within the Cycle of Rebirth
तत्र राजाऽथ वेगेन तं दृष्ट्वा स्वयमागतं ॥ अर्चयित्वा यथान्यायं कृत्वा चैव प्रदक्षिणम् ॥
tatra rājā ’tha vegena taṃ dṛṣṭvā svayam āgatam || arcayitvā yathānyāyaṃ kṛtvā caiva pradakṣiṇam
అప్పుడు రాజు ఆయన స్వయంగా వచ్చినట్లు చూసి వేగంగా దగ్గరకు వెళ్లి, విధి ప్రకారం పూజించి ప్రదక్షిణ కూడా చేశాడు।
Ṛṣiputra (narrator; inferred)
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It reflects normative etiquette for receiving revered guests—honoring and circumambulation—paralleling Dharmaśāstra ideals embedded in narrative literature.
No named earthly geography; the action occurs ‘there’ in the previously established court/assembly context.
Proper respect toward learned or ascetic figures is framed as a rule-governed practice (yathānyāyaṃ), emphasizing disciplined social ethics.
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