Varaha Purana 4.14: Adhyaya 4, Shloka 14
On Nārāyaṇa’s Ten Avatāras and Eightfold Manifestations, and the Account of King Aśvaśirā
स्नातश्चावभृथिथे सोऽथ ब्राह्मणैः परिवारितः । यावदास्ते स राजर्षिस्तावद् योगिवरो मुनिः । आययौ कपिलः श्रीमान् जैगीषव्यश्च योगिराट् ॥ ४.१४ ॥
snātaś cāvabhṛthe so ’tha brāhmaṇaiḥ parivāritaḥ | yāvad āste sa rājarṣis tāvad yogivaro muniḥ | āyayau kapilaḥ śrīmān jaigīṣavyaś ca yogirāṭ || 4.14 ||
అవభృథ స్నానం చేసి ఆ రాజర్షి బ్రాహ్మణులతో పరివృతుడై కూర్చుండెను. అతడు అక్కడ కూర్చున్నంతలోనే యోగుల్లో శ్రేష్ఠ ముని—శ్రీమాన్ కపిలుడు మరియు యోగిరాట్ జైగీషవ్యుడు—వచ్చిరి.
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It preserves ritual vocabulary (avabhṛtha) associated with Vedic sacrificial culture and situates renowned ascetic figures (Kapila, Jaigīṣavya) within a courtly setting, reflecting how Purāṇic literature integrates ritual, kingship, and yogic authority.
No specific toponym is named in this verse; it refers generally to the site where an avabhṛtha bath is performed (typically at a river or water body connected with the sacrifice).
The verse foregrounds respectful social and intellectual order: a king attended by learned brāhmaṇas and the arrival of eminent yogins, emphasizing the cultural ideal of honoring ritual completion and receiving sages with due regard.
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