Varaha Purana 55.29: Adhyaya 55, Shloka 29
Observance of the Auspicious Dvādaśī Vow and the Sacred Account of the Kubjākāmra Tīrtha
भद्राश्व उवाच । कीदृशी सा स्तुतिर्ब्रह्मन् यां चकार स पार्थिवः । किं च तस्याभवद् देवं स्तुवतः पुरुषोत्तमम् ॥ ५५.२९ ॥
bhadrāśva uvāca | kīdṛśī sā stutir brahman yāṃ cakāra sa pārthivaḥ | kiṃ ca tasyābhavad devaṃ stuvataḥ puruṣottamam || 55.29 ||
భద్రాశ్వుడు అన్నాడు—ఓ బ్రాహ్మణా, ఆ రాజు చేసిన స్తుతి ఏ విధమైనది? అలాగే పురుషోత్తమ దేవుని స్తుతిస్తూ ఉండగా అతనికి ఏమి జరిగింది?
Bhadrāśva
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It exemplifies a common Purāṇic narrative technique: a named interlocutor requests the exact form of a hymn and the consequential outcome (phala), indicating the text’s interest in preserving liturgical wording and associated cultural memory.
No geographic location is named in this verse; it functions as a transitional inquiry within the dialogue, preparing for the hymn’s content and its narrative setting elsewhere in the chapter.
The verse frames an ethical-philosophical inquiry into praise and intention: it asks what kind of praise was offered and what effects followed, foregrounding accountability and the relationship between speech-act (stuti) and consequence.
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