Varaha Purana 187.116: Adhyaya 187, Shloka 116
Determination of the Origin and Procedure of the Ancestral Offering
Pitṛyajña/Śrāddha
मुहूर्त्तं ध्यानमास्थाय भाषितो वचनं मया॥ शीघ्रमुत्पादय ब्रह्मन् देवतासुरमानुषान्॥
muhūrttaṃ dhyānam āsthāya bhāṣito vacanaṃ mayā || śīghram utpādaya brahman devatāsuramānuṣān ||
Nachdem ich für die Dauer eines muhūrta in Betrachtung eingegangen war, sprach ich dieses Wort: »Eile, o Brahman, und bringe die Devas, die Asuras und die Menschheit hervor.«
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It preserves a compact cosmogonic command motif, typical of Purāṇic narrative, linking contemplation (dhyāna) with creative unfolding.
No geographic location is identified in this verse.
Not an ethical injunction primarily; it frames an origin narrative where orderly creation follows deliberation and directive speech.
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