Varaha Purana 129.45: Adhyaya 129, Shloka 45
Initiation for the Four Social Orders, Sandhyā Mantra Procedure, and the Merit of Offering Water in a Copper Vessel
तदैव चक्रेण विपाटितोऽसौ प्राप्तोऽपि मां भागवतप्रधानः ॥ ताम्रं तु तन्मांसमसृक् सुवर्णमस्थीनि रूप्यं बहुधातवश्च ॥ रङ्गं च सीसं त्रपुधातुसंस्थं कांस्यं च रीतिश्च मलस्तु तेषाम् ॥
tadaiva cakreṇa vipāṭito 'sau prāpto 'pi māṃ bhāgavata-pradhānaḥ || tāmraṃ tu tan-māṃsam asṛk suvarṇam asthīni rūpyaṃ bahu-dhātavaś ca || raṅgaṃ ca sīsaṃ trapu-dhātu-saṃsthaṃ kāṃsyaṃ ca rītiś ca malas tu teṣām ||
उसी वक़्त चक्र ने उसे काट दिया और वोह भक्त मेरे पास पहुँच गया। उसका माँस ताम्रा बना, खून सोना बना, हड्डियाँ चाँदी बनी। और बहुत सारे धातु भी निकले। टिन और लेड भी आए, ब्रॉन्ज़ और ब्रास भी। और बीच में मैला भी रह गया।
Narrator voice within Varāha discourse (default: Varāha)
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It is a notable Purāṇic etiology explaining the emergence of metals through narrative symbolism, useful for historians studying premodern classifications of substances.
No location is named; the verse explains material origins rather than a place.
The narrative presents a model of extreme dedication and its cosmic/material consequences, framed as a literary explanation of substance origins.
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