Varaha Purana 11.6: Adhyaya 11, Shloka 6
Hospitality at Gauramukha’s Hermitage and the Power of the Wish-Fulfilling Jewel
राजाऽपि तस्थौ तद्भक्त्या स्वसहायैः समन्वितः । अक्षौहिण्यो बलस्यास्य पञ्चमात्रास्तदा स्थिताः । अयं च तापसः किं मे दास्यते भोजनं त्विह ॥ ११.६ ॥
rājā 'pi tasthau tadbhaktyā svasahāyaiḥ samanvitaḥ | akṣauhiṇyo balasyāsya pañcamātrās tadā sthitāḥ | ayaṃ ca tāpasaḥ kiṃ me dāsyate bhojanaṃ tv iha || 11.6 ||
พระราชาก็ประทับอยู่ ณ ที่นั้นด้วยความภักดีต่อท่าน พร้อมด้วยบริวารของตน ขณะนั้นกองทัพของพระองค์จำนวนห้าอักษเษาหิณีได้ตั้งค่ายประจำอยู่ และพระองค์รำพึงในใจว่า “ดาบสผู้นี้จักถวายอาหารสิ่งใดแก่เรา ณ ที่นี่เล่า?”
Varāha (default narrative frame; specific speaker not explicit in the excerpt)
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It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative motif: the encounter between royal power (standing armies, attendants) and ascetic authority, often used to frame discussions on dharma, restraint, and social obligations such as hospitality.
No specific place-name appears in this verse; the setting is described situationally (the king remaining there with his forces) without a named sacred site or region.
The verse foregrounds the tension between status and expectation—hinting at atithi-dharma (hospitality) and the need to evaluate conduct beyond external power, as the king questions what an ascetic can offer in terms of sustenance.
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