Varaha Purana 147.18: Adhyaya 147, Shloka 18
The Sacred Merit of Goniṣkramaṇa
the Tīrtha of the Cows’ Emergence/Release
महाभयात्तु लोकानां न कश्चित्पर्यवारयत्॥ तत्क्षणादेव देवेशि ईशोऽपि जगतो विभुः॥
mahābhayāt tu lokānāṃ na kaścit paryavārayat || tatkṣaṇād eva deveśi īśo 'pi jagato vibhuḥ ||
सब लोग बहुत डर गए थे, इसलिए कोई भी बीच में नहीं आया। उसी वक्त, देवी, शिव भी आए। वो सारी दुनिया के मालिक हैं।
Varāha (default dialogue framework; addressing Devī/Pṛthivī)
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It captures a recurring Purāṇic theme: collective inaction under fear, which necessitates intervention by a higher authority to restore stability.
No geographic site is specified; the verse describes a broad, world-level reaction.
It implies that fear can paralyze communities, allowing harm to escalate unless responsible agents act to restrain it.
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