Varaha Purana 82.4: Adhyaya 82, Shloka 4
The Descent of the Rivers: The Sky-Gaṅgā and Her Fourfold Division
सा चानवरतमिन्द्रगजेन क्षोभ्यते ।
sā cānavaratam indragajena kṣobhyate |
Y ese río es agitado incesantemente por el elefante de Indra.
Rudra
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Mythic agents (like Indra’s elephant) are used to express natural dynamics (turbulence, motion, force) in a culturally memorable idiom.
No terrestrial location; the imagery belongs to a cosmological setting.
No direct ethical rule is stated; the verse contributes to a worldview where water movement is meaningful and structurally integrated into cosmic narration.
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