Varaha Purana 147.63: Adhyaya 147, Shloka 63
The Sacred Merit of Goniṣkramaṇa
the Tīrtha of the Cows’ Emergence/Release
महादाहेन सन्तप्तः शम्भुर्देवीमुवाच ह ॥ और्वस्य तु तपो दृष्ट्वा भीतैर्देवैरुदाहृतम्
mahādāhena santaptaḥ śambhur devīm uvāca ha || aurvasya tu tapo dṛṣṭvā bhītair devair udāhṛtam
Vom großen Brand versengt, sprach Śambhu zur Göttin. Und als die Götter Aurvas Askese sahen, riefen sie—von Furcht ergriffen—eine Bitte (Meldung) aus.
Narrative voice (default framework; explicit speaker not fully specified for the whole verse)
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It reflects a common Purāṇic motif: ascetic ‘heat’ (tapas) affects the cosmic order, prompting divine deliberation—useful for understanding how South Asian texts conceptualize power, discipline, and cosmology.
No new location is named in this line; it continues the Gaṅgādvāra setting implied by the surrounding verses.
It underscores tapas as a potent moral-psychological and cosmic force, while also portraying fear and responsibility among divine agents when power is intensified.
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