Varaha Purana 2.47: Adhyaya 2, Shloka 47
Cosmogony and the Ninefold Creation: Rudra’s Origin and the Prelude to the Sāvitrī–Veda Narrative
योऽसौ रुद्रेति विख्यातः पुत्रः क्रोधसमुद्भवः । भ्रुकुटीकुटिलात् तस्य ललाटात् परमेष्ठिनः ॥ २.४६ ॥
yo'sau rudreti vikhyātaḥ putraḥ krodhasamudbhavaḥ | bhrukuṭīkuṭilāt tasya lalāṭāt parameṣṭhinaḥ || 2.46 ||
Jener Sohn—bekannt unter dem Namen „Rudra“—entstand aus Zorn; aus der Stirn des Parameṣṭhin (des höchsten Urerzeugers), aus der Furche, die durch das Zusammenziehen seiner Brauen entstand.
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It preserves a common Purāṇic cosmogonic motif: a deity (Rudra) emerges from the creator’s affect (anger) and bodily locus (forehead/brow), illustrating how emotions are narrated as generative forces within Purāṇic genealogies.
No geographic location is specified in this verse; the content is primarily cosmogonic and genealogical rather than topographical.
The verse is descriptive rather than prescriptive; its philosophical implication is that mental states (such as anger) are portrayed as causally potent in cosmological narratives, encouraging reflective awareness of affect in broader Purāṇic discourse.
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