Varaha Purana 69.33: Adhyaya 69, Shloka 33
Agastya’s Vision of Varuṇa as Nārāyaṇa in Ilāvṛta
इत्थंभूतं कथं लोको भवांश्चेत्थं व्यवस्थितः । कथयस्वैतस्य हेतुं मे कश्च त्वं मुनिपुंगव ॥ ६९.३३ ॥
itthaṁbhūtaṁ kathaṁ loko bhavāṁś cetthaṁ vyavasthitaḥ | kathayasvaitasya hetuṁ me kaś ca tvaṁ munipuṁgava || 69.33 ||
Wie ist diese Welt so geworden? Und wie bist du in einem solchen Zustand gegründet? Sage mir den Grund dafür und auch, wer du bist, o Vorzüglichster unter den Weisen.
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It exemplifies a standard Purāṇic pedagogical method: an inquirer asks for causes (hetu) and identity, prompting an explanatory discourse that frames subsequent narrative and instruction.
No geographic location is named in this verse; it functions as a transition into explanation rather than a site-description passage.
The verse foregrounds disciplined inquiry—requesting reasons and clarification of authority—an epistemic ethic that supports careful transmission and interpretation of cultural knowledge.
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