Varaha Purana 71.2: Adhyaya 71, Shloka 2
Vision of the Trimūrti in Rudra, the Gautama Curse, the Manifestation of the Godāvarī, and the Niḥśvāsa-saṃhitā Account
प्रणम्य शिरसा देवं यावत् पश्यामहे नृप । तावत् तस्यैव रुद्रस्य देहस्थं कमलासनम् ॥ ७१.२ ॥
praṇamya śirasā devaṃ yāvat paśyāmahe nṛpa | tāvat tasyaiva rudrasya dehasthaṃ kamalāsanam || 71.2 ||
O König, nachdem wir das Haupt vor dem Gott geneigt hatten, solange wir ihn schauten, sahen wir ebenso lange den Lotos-Sitzenden (Brahmā) im Körper Rudras selbst verweilen.
Varāha (default speaker per dialogue framework; explicit speaker not stated in fragment)
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It preserves a Purāṇic theophany motif in which divine figures are presented as internally connected, reflecting a common literary strategy for integrating multiple theological strands within Sanskrit narrative traditions.
No geographic location is named in this verse; the content centers on a visionary description (darśana) rather than sacred geography.
The verse foregrounds reverential conduct—bowing before a revered figure—and frames attentive seeing (darśana) as part of disciplined, respectful engagement with cultural-sacred narratives.
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