Varaha Purana 2.15: Adhyaya 2, Shloka 15
Cosmogony and the Ninefold Creation: Rudra’s Origin and the Prelude to the Sāvitrī–Veda Narrative
यो रुदन् वारितस्तेन ब्रह्मणाऽव्यक्तमूर्त्तिना । ब्रवीति नाम मे देहि तस्य रुद्रेति सो ददौ ॥ २.१५ ॥
yo rudan vāritas tena brahmaṇā'vyaktamūrtinā | bravīti nāma me dehi tasya rudreti so dadau || 2.15 ||
Als er weinte, wurde er von jenem Brahmā mit unmanifestierter Gestalt zurückgehalten. Er sprach: „Gib mir einen Namen.“ Da verlieh ihm Brahmā den Namen „Rudra“.
Varāha
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It preserves a common Purāṇic naming motif where a deity’s epithet is linked to an action or condition (here, rudan “crying” → Rudra), reflecting early Sanskrit etymologizing practices in mythic genealogies.
No geographic location is named in this verse; the content is primarily theonymic (name-giving) within a cosmogonic narrative frame.
No explicit ethical injunction is stated; the verse functions as an explanatory narrative about naming and origin within the cosmological account.
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