Varaha Purana 71.56: Adhyaya 71, Shloka 56
Vision of the Trimūrti in Rudra, the Gautama Curse, the Manifestation of the Godāvarī, and the Niḥśvāsa-saṃhitā Account
भैरवेण स्वरूपेण देवकार्ये यदा पुरा । नर्तितं तु मया सोऽयं सम्बन्धः क्रूरकर्मणाम् ॥ ७१.५६ ॥
bhairaveṇa svarūpeṇa devakārye yadā purā | nartitaṃ tu mayā so 'yaṃ sambandhaḥ krūrakarmaṇām || 71.56 ||
Einst, als Ich zum Werk der Götter die Gestalt Bhairavas annahm, vollführte Ich wahrlich den Tanz; daraus entspringt diese Verbindung zu grausamen Taten.
Varāha (default speaker per dialogue framework; not explicit in excerpt)
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It reflects a Purāṇic narrative strategy in which a speaker explains earlier mythic actions (here, adopting a Bhairava-form and dancing) to account for a present thematic association, illustrating the layered intertextuality typical of medieval Sanskrit Purāṇas.
No geographic toponym is explicitly stated in this verse fragment; it is primarily narrative and theological rather than topographical.
The verse frames “fierce deeds” as context-dependent and linked to a stated purpose (devakārya), suggesting an ethical theme of action being evaluated by function and circumstance rather than by intensity alone.
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