Varaha Purana 2.3: Adhyaya 2, Shloka 3
Cosmogony and the Ninefold Creation: Rudra’s Origin and the Prelude to the Sāvitrī–Veda Narrative
पुराणानां हि सर्वेषामयं साधारणः स्मृतः । श्लोकं धराणि निश्चित्य निःशेषं त्वं पुनः श्रृणु ॥ २.३ ॥
purāṇānāṃ hi sarveṣām ayaṃ sādhāraṇaḥ smṛtaḥ | ślokaṃ dharāṇi niścitya niḥśeṣaṃ tvaṃ punaḥ śṛṇu || 2.3 ||
Denn unter allen Purāṇas gilt dies als ein allgemeines Prinzip. Darum, o Erde, nachdem du den Sinn dieses Śloka festgestellt hast, höre noch einmal—vollständig, ohne irgendetwas auszulassen.
Varāha
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It reflects a common Purāṇic editorial strategy: presenting certain teachings as 'sādhāraṇa' (shared or broadly applicable) across the Purāṇa corpus, indicating intertextual norms and a standardized didactic frame.
No specific geographic location is named in this verse; it functions as a discourse marker within the Varāha–Pṛthivī dialogue rather than a tīrtha or regional description.
The primary instruction is methodological rather than prescriptive: attentive, complete listening and careful ascertainment (niścitya) of the teaching before proceeding—an epistemic discipline emphasized in didactic literature.
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