Varaha Purana 21.26: Adhyaya 21, Shloka 26
The Disruption of Dakṣa’s Sacrifice, the Hari–Hara Conflict, and the Establishment of Rudra’s Sacrificial Share
अहं पूर्वं तु कविना सृष्टः सर्वात्मना विभुः । प्रजाः सृजस्वेति तदा वाक्यमेतत् तथोक्तवान् ॥ २१.२७ ॥
ahaṃ pūrvaṃ tu kavinā sṛṣṭaḥ sarvātmanā vibhuḥ | prajāḥ sṛjasveti tadā vākyam etat tathoktavān || 21.27 ||
পূর্বকালে আমি—সর্বব্যাপী প্রভু—কবি-ঋষির দ্বারা সম্পূর্ণভাবে সৃষ্ট হয়েছিলাম; তখন তিনি এই আদেশই বলেছিলেন— ‘প্রজাদের সৃষ্টি করো।’
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It preserves a standard Purāṇic cosmogonic motif: a creator-figure (here termed kavi) produces a cosmic agent and issues an imperative to generate beings, reflecting layered authorship and theological synthesis typical of Purāṇic literature.
No geographic location is named in this verse; the content is cosmogonic rather than topographical.
The verse frames creation as a purposeful responsibility conveyed through instruction (“Create the beings”), emphasizing ordered generation and stewardship through directed action rather than arbitrary power.
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