Varaha Purana 35.10: Adhyaya 35, Shloka 10
The Account of Soma’s Decline and Restoration, and the Paurṇamāsī Observance
तानुवाच तदा देवो मथ्यतां कलशोदधिः । ओषध्यः सर्वतो देवाः प्रक्षिप्याशु सुसंयतैः ॥ ३५.१० ॥
tān uvāca tadā devo mathyatāṃ kalaśodadhiḥ | oṣadhyaḥ sarvato devāḥ prakṣipyāśu susaṃyataiḥ || 35.10 ||
Da sprach die Gottheit zu ihnen: „Der Ozean des Kruges (Kalasha) soll gequirlt werden. O Götter, werft rasch Heilkräuter aus allen Richtungen hinein, in strenger Selbstzucht.“
Varāha (default instructor-voice in the Varāha–Pṛthivī dialogue framework; explicit 'devaḥ' in verse)
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It preserves a Purāṇic cosmogonic motif—ritualized 'churning'—where natural substances (oṣadhis) function as cosmological resources, reflecting how classical Sanskrit literature links environment, medicine, and mythic origins.
No specific terrestrial location is named here; the reference is to a mythic-cosmological setting, the 'kalaśodadhi' (ocean associated with a jar/pot), rather than a mapped pilgrimage site.
The verse foregrounds disciplined restraint (susaṃyata) and careful use of natural resources (oṣadhis), aligning the narrative with a broader philosophical instruction of regulated action in transformative undertakings.
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