Varaha Purana 17.67: Adhyaya 17, Shloka 67
King Prajāpāla’s Visit to Sage Mahātapā’s Hermitage and the Doctrinal Praise of Nārāyaṇa
पृथिव्यादिगणस्त्वेष गजवक्त्रो भविष्यति । शरीरधातवश्चेमे नानाभूतानि एव तु । अहंकारस्तथा स्कन्दः कार्त्तिकेयो भविष्यति ॥ १७.६७ ॥
pṛthivyādigaṇas tveṣa gajavaktro bhaviṣyati | śarīradhātavaś ceme nānābhūtāni eva tu | ahaṃkāras tathā skandaḥ kārttikeyo bhaviṣyati || 17.67 ||
यह सब, धरती से शुरू होके, एक हाथी वाला बनेगा, गजवक्त्र। यह शरीर के टुकड़े अलग-अलग जानवर बन जायेंगे। अहंकार भी बदल के स्कन्द बनेगा, जिसे कार्तिकेय भी कहते हैं।
Varāha (default speaker per dialogue framework; not explicit in excerpt)
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It illustrates a typical Purāṇic strategy of mapping abstract principles and cosmic constituents (e.g., ahaṃkāra, dhātus) onto named deity-forms, reflecting the synthesis of philosophical categories with mythic narration in early medieval Sanskrit literature.
No geographic location is named in this verse; the content is primarily cosmological and ontological rather than topographical.
No direct ethical injunction is stated; the verse focuses on cosmological transformation and classification of beings, which can function indirectly as a philosophical framework for understanding embodied existence.
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