Varaha Purana 11.63: Adhyaya 11, Shloka 63
Hospitality at Gauramukha’s Hermitage and the Power of the Wish-Fulfilling Jewel
अदृश्यानि महार्हाणि वरासनजलानि च । राजा स विस्मयाविष्टश्चिन्तयामास दुःखितः ॥ ११.६४ ॥
adṛśyāni mahārhāṇi varāsanajalāni ca | rājā sa vismayāviṣṭaś cintayāmāsa duḥkhitaḥ || 11.64 ||
اس نے عام نظر سے پوشیدہ نہایت قیمتی چیزیں، اور عمدہ نشستیں اور پانی بھی دیکھا۔ بادشاہ حیرت میں ڈوب کر رنجیدہ ہو گیا اور سوچنے لگا۔
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It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative technique: a ruler encounters extraordinary or liminal phenomena, prompting reflection and signaling a transition to instruction or revelation within the broader textual tradition.
No explicit toponym or identifiable geographic marker appears in this verse fragment; location must be inferred from adjacent verses in the chapter.
The verse primarily depicts a psychological response—wonder and distress leading to contemplation—rather than stating an explicit norm; it frames reflective inquiry as the appropriate response to perplexing or extraordinary circumstances.
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