Varaha Purana 89.30: Adhyaya 89, Shloka 30
The Hierarchy of the Trimūrti and the Manifestation of the Goddess Trikalā
ततो ब्रह्मा हृदा दध्यौ योगाभ्यासेन सुव्रते । चिन्तयन् बुबुधे देवस्तां कन्यां श्वेतपर्वते । तपश्चरन्तीं सुमहत् तपसा दग्धकिल्बिषाम् ॥
tato brahmā hṛdā dadhyau yogābhyāsena suvrate | cintayan bubudhe devas tāṁ kanyāṁ śvetaparvate | tapaścarantīṁ sumahat tapasā dagdhakilbiṣām ||
Daraufhin versenkte sich Brahmā, o du von guter Gelübde, im Herzen durch yogische Übung; und sinnend wurde der Gott jener Jungfrau auf dem Śvetaparvata gewahr, die gewaltige Askese übte, deren Makel durch Tapas verbrannt waren.
Narrator (default dialogue-frame context: Varāha to Pṛthivī)
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It links yogic discipline with epistemic access (knowledge at a distance), reflecting how Purāṇic texts integrate contemplative technologies into narrative causality.
Śvetaparvata is identified as the locus of tapas; its precise modern identification is not fixed across scholarship and often functions as a sacralized narrative geography.
The verse emphasizes purification through sustained practice: moral and psychological ‘impurities’ (kilbiṣa) are portrayed as removable through disciplined effort.
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