Varaha Purana 55.22: Adhyaya 55, Shloka 22
Observance of the Auspicious Dvādaśī Vow and the Sacred Account of the Kubjākāmra Tīrtha
तस्य व्रतान्ते विश्वात्मा स्वयं प्रत्यक्षतां ययौ । तुष्टश्चोवाच भो राजन् वरो मे व्रियतां वरः ॥ ५५.२२ ॥
tasya vratānte viśvātmā svayaṁ pratyakṣatāṁ yayau | tuṣṭaś covāca bho rājan varo me vriyatāṁ varaḥ || 55.22 ||
ఆ వ్రతాంతంలో విశ్వాత్ముడు స్వయంగా ప్రత్యక్షమయ్యెను. సంతుష్టుడై ఇలా పలికెను—“ఓ రాజా, నన్ను నుండి వరం కోరుకొనుము; నీకు కావలసిన వరాన్ని ఎంచుకొనుము.”
Varāha (default speaker per primary dialogue framework; the manifesting 'viśvātmā' addresses the king)
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It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative pattern in which successful completion of a vrata culminates in a direct epiphanic encounter and the granting of a boon, illustrating the literary linkage between ethical/ritual discipline and royal legitimacy.
No geographic location is named in this verse fragment; it is primarily a dialogue moment centered on the completion of a vow and the offering of a boon.
The verse foregrounds disciplined completion of a vowed observance (vrata) and presents the ideal of measured desire: the recipient is invited to choose a boon thoughtfully rather than impulsively.
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