Varaha Purana 71.25: Adhyaya 71, Shloka 25
Vision of the Trimūrti in Rudra, the Gautama Curse, the Manifestation of the Godāvarī, and the Niḥśvāsa-saṃhitā Account
निहतां तां ततो दृष्ट्वा मुनीन् जिगमिषूंस्तथा । उवाच गौतमो धीमांस्तान् मुनीन् प्रणतः स्थितः ॥ ७१.२५ ॥
nihatāṃ tāṃ tato dṛṣṭvā munīn jigamiṣūṃs tathā | uvāca gautamo dhīmāṃs tān munīn praṇataḥ sthitaḥ || 71.25 ||
Darauf, als er sie erschlagen sah und ebenso die Weisen im Begriff des Aufbruchs, wandte sich der verständige Gautama, in ehrfürchtiger Verneigung stehend, an jene Munis.
Gautama
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It illustrates a common Purāṇic narrative technique: a transition point where a witness (here, Gautama) addresses departing sages, framing the episode within an authoritative ṛṣi-to-ṛṣi transmission model.
No explicit geographic toponym appears in this verse fragment; it functions as a scene-setting transition rather than a sacred-geography marker.
The verse foregrounds disciplined speech and respectful conduct—Gautama speaks while standing in a posture of reverence—presenting respectful dialogue as a philosophical-social norm in learned assemblies.
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