Varaha Purana 71.13: Adhyaya 71, Shloka 13
Vision of the Trimūrti in Rudra, the Gautama Curse, the Manifestation of the Godāvarī, and the Niḥśvāsa-saṃhitā Account
एवमुक्तो ददौ तस्य तमेवार्थं पितामहः । लब्ध्वा तु तं वरं विप्रः शतशृङ्गे महाश्रमम् ॥ ७१.१३ ॥
evam ukto dadau tasya tam evārthaṃ pitāmahaḥ | labdhvā tu taṃ varaṃ vipraḥ śataśṛṅge mahāśramam || 71.13 ||
ఇలా కోరబడగా పితామహుడు అతనికి అదే వరాన్ని ప్రసాదించాడు. ఆ వరం పొందిన ఆ విప్రుడు శతశృంగంలోని మహాశ్రమాన్ని చేరాడు.
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It preserves a common Purāṇic narrative pattern—divine sanction of an ascetic’s request—while anchoring the story to a named sacred site (Śataśṛṅga), useful for mapping Purāṇic cultural geography.
Śataśṛṅga (“hundred-peaked”) is presented as the location of a mahā-āśrama (major hermitage). The verse itself does not provide a modern identification; it functions as an internal toponym within the text’s sacred landscape.
The verse foregrounds the value of disciplined learning/ascetic life (vipra and āśrama setting) and frames outcomes as connected to legitimate requests granted through recognized authority (vara-prāpti), emphasizing restraint and purposeful spiritual pursuit rather than coercive doctrine.
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