Varaha Purana 2.65: Adhyaya 2, Shloka 65
Cosmogony and the Ninefold Creation: Rudra’s Origin and the Prelude to the Sāvitrī–Veda Narrative
तामेव शरणं गत्वा यावत् पश्यामि पार्थिव । तावद् दिव्यः पुमांस्तस्याः शरीरे समदृश्यत ॥ २.६४ ॥
tām eva śaraṇaṃ gatvā yāvat paśyāmi pārthiva | tāvad divyaḥ pumāṃs tasyāḥ śarīre samadṛśyata || 2.64 ||
Having approached her alone as a refuge, I watched, O king; and for just so long, a radiant man was seen manifest within her body.
Varāha (default narrative voice within Varāha–Pṛthivī dialogue framework)
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It exemplifies a common Purāṇic narrative technique: reporting a witnessed manifestation (samadṛśyata) to authenticate the unfolding account within an epic-historical storytelling frame addressed to a ruler (pārthiva).
No explicit geographic toponym appears in this verse; it is primarily observational and narrative rather than topographical.
The verse foregrounds the act of seeking refuge (śaraṇaṃ gatvā) and careful witnessing; ethically, it frames attentive observation and recourse to protection as appropriate responses during extraordinary events.
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