Varaha Purana 147.20: Adhyaya 147, Shloka 20
The Sacred Merit of Goniṣkramaṇa
the Tīrtha of the Cows’ Emergence/Release
एवमुक्ते मया क्रोधाद्दीक्षितस्तस्य चाश्रमः॥ दग्धोऽभवत्क्षणेनैव वयं तस्माद्विनिर्गताः॥
evam ukte mayā krodhād dīkṣitas tasya cāśramaḥ || dagdho 'bhavat kṣaṇenaiva vayaṃ tasmād vinirgatāḥ ||
Als ich dies so gesprochen hatte, wurde seine Einsiedelei—durch Zorn—(dem Untergang) geweiht und verbrannte im selben Augenblick; darauf traten wir von dort hinaus.
Varāha (default dialogue framework; first-person ‘mayā’ indicates narrator speaking)
FAQs
It preserves ritualized vocabulary (dīkṣita) in a narrative setting, showing how Purāṇic texts blend ritual idiom with storytelling to describe irreversible actions.
No named location; the action is localized to “that hermitage.”
It highlights how anger can rapidly produce irreversible harm, implying the necessity of restraint and timely withdrawal from destructive situations.
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