Varaha Purana 73.29: Adhyaya 73, Shloka 29
Rudra’s Hymn: Vision of Nārāyaṇa, the Emergence of the Ādityas, and the Mutual Boon of Hari and Hara
पद्मासनो मे जनकः प्रसिद्धश्चैतत्प्रसूतावसकृत्पुराणैः । सम्बोध्यते नाथ न मद्विधोऽपि विदुर्भवन्तं तपसा विहीनाः ॥ ७३.२९ ॥
padmāsano me janakaḥ prasiddhaś caitat prasūtāvasakṛtpurāṇaiḥ | sambodhyate nātha na madvidho 'pi vidur bhavantaṃ tapasā vihīnāḥ || 73.29 ||
Mein Ahnherr, der berühmte Padmāsana (Brahmā), wird in den Purāṇas wieder und wieder als Urheber dieser Schöpfung bezeichnet. Doch, o Herr, selbst einer wie ich erkennt dich nicht wahrhaft; wer ohne Tapas (Askese) ist, kennt dich nicht.
Pṛthivī (defaulted by dialogue framework; speaker not explicit in excerpt)
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It reflects a common Purāṇic epistemology: ultimate understanding is framed as dependent on disciplined practice (tapas), while also acknowledging Brahmā’s role as a widely cited progenitor within Purāṇic narrative traditions.
No geographic location is specified in this verse; the focus is theological and epistemic rather than topographical.
The verse foregrounds disciplined self-cultivation (tapas) as a prerequisite for deeper understanding, presenting austerity as an ethical-philosophical method rather than mere ritual obligation.
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