Varaha Purana 2.69: Adhyaya 2, Shloka 69
Cosmogony and the Ninefold Creation: Rudra’s Origin and the Prelude to the Sāvitrī-Veda Narrative
कन्योवाच । माता अहं सर्ववेदानां सावित्री नाम नामतः । मां न जानासि येन त्वं ततो वेदा हृतास्तव ॥ २.६८ ॥
kanyovāca | mātāhaṃ sarvavedānāṃ sāvitrī nāma nāmataḥ | māṃ na jānāsi yena tvaṃ tato vedā hṛtās tava || 2.68 ||
Die Jungfrau sprach: „Ich bin die Mutter aller Veden; dem Namen nach heiße ich Sāvitrī. Weil du mich nicht erkennst, sind dir darum deine Veden entrissen worden.“
Kanyā (Sāvitrī, personified)
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It reflects a common Purāṇic motif in which Vedic knowledge is treated as a recoverable, personified power; the verse also preserves the cultural idea that access to sacred learning depends on proper recognition and qualification.
No geographic location is named in this verse; it is a doctrinal-narrative statement about the status of the Vedas and Sāvitrī.
The verse emphasizes epistemic responsibility: neglecting or failing to recognize the source and discipline of knowledge leads to its loss—an implicit instruction toward attentiveness, respect for learning, and proper transmission.
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