Varaha Purana 22.10: Adhyaya 22, Shloka 10
Gaurī’s Rebirth, Umā’s Austerities, Rudra’s Test, and the Himalayan Wedding
कृच्छ्रात् तस्याः समीपं तु आगत्य द्विजसत्तमः । बुभुक्षितोऽस्मि मे देहि भद्रे भोज्यं द्विजस्य तु ॥ २२.१० ॥
kṛcchrāt tasyāḥ samīpaṃ tu āgatya dvijasattamaḥ | bubhukṣito'smi me dehi bhadre bhojyaṃ dvijasya tu || 22.10 ||
కష్టపడి ఆమె సమీపానికి వచ్చిన శ్రేష్ఠ ద్విజుడు ఇలా అన్నాడు—“నేను ఆకలితో ఉన్నాను. భద్రే, బ్రాహ్మణునికి తగిన భోజనం నాకు ఇవ్వు.”
Varāha–Pṛthivī dialogue frame (speaker in this verse: an unnamed dvija)
FAQs
It reflects a common Purāṇic ethical motif: the arrival of a hungry guest (often a brahmin) who requests food, foregrounding hospitality as a culturally important social duty in Sanskrit narrative literature.
No geographic location is explicitly named in this verse; it is a scene-setting line focused on approach and request rather than sacred geography.
The verse sets up the expectation of feeding a hungry guest—an element of atithi-dharma—by presenting a formal request for appropriate food and respectful address.
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