Varaha Purana 11.40: Adhyaya 11, Shloka 40
Hospitality at Gauramukha’s Hermitage and the Power of the Wish-Fulfilling Jewel
एवमुक्त्वा स विप्रेन्द्रस्तं मणिं वैष्णवं शुभम् । एकान्ते स्थापयामास राज्ञस्तस्य प्रपश्चतः ॥ ११.४० ॥
evam uktvā sa viprendras taṃ maṇiṃ vaiṣṇavaṃ śubham | ekānte sthāpayāmāsa rājñas tasya prapaścataḥ || 11.40 ||
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It reflects a Purāṇic narrative pattern where ritual authority (a leading brāhmaṇa) operates in the presence of royal power, indicating how religious specialists and kingship were represented as cooperating institutions in Sanskrit literary culture.
No explicit geographic location is named in this verse; the setting is described generically as an 'ekānta' (secluded place).
The verse emphasizes careful custodianship and proper placement of a valued cultural-ritual object, performed transparently in the king’s presence—suggesting norms of responsibility and public accountability in courtly-ritual contexts.
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