Varaha Purana 4.15: Adhyaya 4, Shloka 15
On Nārāyaṇa’s Ten Avatāras and Eightfold Manifestations, and the Account of King Aśvaśirā
ततस्त्वरितमुत्थाय स राजा स्वागतक्रीयाम् । चकार परया युक्तः स मुदा राजसत्तमः ॥ ४.१५ ॥
tatastvaritam utthāya sa rājā svāgatakriyām | cakāra parayā yuktaḥ sa mudā rājasattamaḥ || 4.15 ||
แล้วกษัตริย์ผู้ประเสริฐนั้นก็ลุกขึ้นโดยเร็ว และด้วยความยินดีได้ประกอบพิธีต้อนรับตามธรรมเนียมอย่างถูกต้องยิ่ง.
Varāha (default narrative voice, speaker not explicit in excerpt)
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It preserves a literary snapshot of idealized royal etiquette—especially formal reception (svāgata-kriyā)—a recurring cultural motif across Purāṇic and epic narrative traditions.
No geographic location is named in this verse; it focuses on conduct (welcoming rites) rather than sacred geography or site-description.
The verse foregrounds disciplined hospitality: promptness, joy, and propriety in receiving others—an ethical ideal aligned with broader Sanskrit norms of respectful social conduct.
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