Varaha Purana 2.56: Adhyaya 2, Shloka 56
Cosmogony and the Ninefold Creation: Rudra’s Origin and the Prelude to the Sāvitrī–Veda Narrative
स दृष्ट्वा नारदं व्योम्नि ज्वलद्भास्करतेजसम् । अभ्युत्थानेन राजेन्द्र उत्तस्थौ हर्षितस्तदा ॥ २.५५ ॥
sa dṛṣṭvā nāradaṃ vyomni jvalad-bhāskara-tejasam | abhyutthānena rājendra uttasthau harṣitas tadā || 2.55 ||
Als er Nārada am Himmel erblickte, glühend im Glanz der strahlenden Sonne, erhob sich der König—o Bester der Könige—sogleich zu ehrerbietigem Gruß, von Freude erfüllt.
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It exemplifies a common Purāṇic narrative device: the arrival of an authoritative sage (here, Nārada) that signals a transition into instruction or revelation, framed through courtly etiquette and respectful reception.
No specific terrestrial location is named in this verse; the setting is described generally as “vyomni” (in the sky).
The verse foregrounds cultural etiquette and humility: honoring a learned visitor through “abhyutthāna” (rising to greet), presented as a marker of proper conduct.
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