Varaha Purana 7.41: Adhyaya 7, Shloka 41
The Sanctity of Gayā: Raibhya’s Encounter and Hymn to Viṣṇu
Gadādhara
Pūrva Bhāga · Tīrtha-Māhātmya (Sacred Geography and Pilgrimage Rites)
तुष्टोऽस्मि रैभ्य भक्त्या ते स्तुत्या च द्विजसत्तम । तीर्थस्नानेन च विभो ब्रूहि यत्तेऽभिवाञ्छितम् ॥ ७.४१ ॥
tuṣṭo ’smi raibhya bhaktyā te stutyā ca dvijasattama | tīrthasnānēna ca vibho brūhi yatte ’bhivāñchitam || 7.41 ||
tuShTo.asmi raibhya bhaktyA te stutyA cha dvijasattama | tIrthasnAnena cha vibho brUhi yatte.abhivA~nChitam || 7.41 ||
اے رَیبھْیَ! تیری بھکتی اور تیری ستوتی سے، اے دِوِجَ شریشٹھ، اور تیرتھ میں اسنان سے بھی میں خوش ہوں۔ اے قادرِ مطلق، بتا—تیری مراد کیا ہے؟
Sandhi Notes
- तुष्टोऽस्मि = तुष्टः अस्मि (विसर्ग→ऽ)
- यत्तेऽभिवाञ्छितम् = यत् ते अभिवाञ्छितम् (त्+त→त्त; ते+अ→तेऽ)
Varāha
FAQs
It preserves a common Purāṇic narrative convention: a revered figure acknowledges a petitioner’s ritual and devotional acts (praise, devotion, tīrtha-bathing) and formally invites the request, reflecting the social-religious practice of tīrtha culture and teacher–inquirer dialogue.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it refers generically to a tīrtha (a sacred ford or pilgrimage site). Identification requires adjacent verses that specify the location.
The verse foregrounds an ethics of disciplined approach—devotion (bhakti), respectful speech (stuti), and ritual purification (tīrtha-snāna)—as culturally valued preparations before making a request in a teacher–disciple or deity–sage dialogue.
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