Boon
“vara”
idea · 1 work · 4 mentions · 8 anchored passages
boon · vara · a boon · boons
spoken of as
1 expressionthe boon“vara”1 mention
Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa (Sanskrit)
Then, when a full hundred years had passed, the sage Bhṛgu, best among those steadfast in truth, gratified by the austerity, bestowed a boon upon Sagara.
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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa
The concept of a granted wish or divine favor, recurring both from sages and gods.
"Tell of the granting of boons by great Indra, by Brahmā, by Varuṇa, and of my meeting with my father through the grace of Mahādeva.
"— and the meeting with the thirty gods, and the boons granted to you — all of this is known to me by my ascetic power, O beloved of righteousness.
"I too grant you a boon here, O best among those who bear weapons — accept this guest-offering;