Varaha Purana 2.55: Adhyaya 2, Shloka 55
Cosmogony and the Ninefold Creation: Rudra’s Origin and the Prelude to the Sāvitrī-Veda Narrative
तस्मिन् स्थितस्य तपसि राज्ञो वै चक्रवर्त्तिनः । उपेयाद् नारदस्तत्र दिदृक्षुर्धर्मचारिणम् ॥ २.५४ ॥
tasmin sthitasya tapasi rājño vai cakravarttinaḥ | upeyād nāradas tatra didṛkṣur dharmacāriṇam || 2.54 ||
เมื่อพระราชาจักรพรรดิทรงตั้งมั่นอยู่ในตบะ นารทได้มาที่นั่นด้วยปรารถนาจะได้พบผู้ประพฤติธรรม
Varāha (default narrative voice per instruction; speaker not explicit in verse fragment)
Dharma is not merely status (cakravartin) but sustained conduct (tapas); the truly dhārmika becomes ‘dṛśya’—worth seeing—even to Nārada.
Value consistency in sādhana and ethical living; seek and welcome guidance from realized teachers when one is established in discipline.
Varāha Purāṇa 2.2.55–56 (reception of Nārada; hospitality)
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It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative motif: a renowned sage (Nārada) approaches a ruler engaged in tapas, linking ideals of kingship with ascetic discipline and ethical governance in Sanskrit literary culture.
No specific place-name is stated in this verse; it only indicates that Nārada approached “there” (tatra), with the location dependent on the surrounding narrative context.
The verse foregrounds dharma-centered conduct (dharmacārin) and disciplined austerity (tapas) as valued qualities, especially in the portrayal of an ideal ruler.
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