Varaha Purana 4.22: Adhyaya 4, Shloka 22
On Nārāyaṇa’s Ten Avatāras and Eightfold Manifestations, and the Account of King Aśvaśirā
एवमुक्त्वा स कपिलः स्वयं विष्णुर्बभूव ह । जैगीषव्यश्च गरुडस्तत्क्षणात् समजायत ॥ ४.२२ ॥
evam uktvā sa kapilaḥ svayaṁ viṣṇur babhūva ha | jaigīṣavyaś ca garuḍas tatkṣaṇāt samajāyata || 4.22 ||
Nachdem er so gesprochen hatte, wurde Kapila selbst zu Viṣṇu; und Jaigīṣavya entstand in eben diesem Augenblick als Garuḍa.
Varāha (default narrative frame; explicit speaker not marked in the fragment)
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It illustrates a common Purāṇic narrative technique in which well-known figures (e.g., Kapila) are identified with major deities (Viṣṇu), reflecting theological synthesis and the transmission of sectarian memory within classical Sanskrit literature.
No geographic location is specified in this verse; it is focused on instantaneous manifestation/identity of figures rather than sacred geography.
No direct ethical injunction is stated; the verse primarily conveys a philosophical-theological claim about identity and manifestation (a figure being revealed as Viṣṇu) within the narrative framework.
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