Varaha Purana 18.9: Adhyaya 18, Shloka 9
The Origin of Fire and the Liturgical Names of Agni
तेजसा शोषितं तोयं वायुना उग्रगामिना । बाधितेन तथा व्योम्ना मार्गे दत्ते तु तत्क्षणात् ॥ १८.९ ॥
tejasā śoṣitaṁ toyaṁ vāyunā ugragāminā | bādhitena tathā vyomnā mārge datte tu tatkṣaṇāt || 18.9 ||
पानी आग से सूख गया और तेज़ हवा उसे आगे धकेलने लगी। आकाश ने भी उसे दबा दिया और उसी वक़्त उसका रास्ता बन गया।
Varāha (default speaker per dialogue framework; not explicit in excerpt)
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It reflects a Purāṇic mode of describing environmental and cosmic processes through the interaction of classical elements (heat, wind, and space), illustrating how Sanskrit narrative literature encodes premodern natural philosophy.
No specific place-name is given in this verse; it describes a generalized process (water being desiccated and driven along a ‘path/course’).
The verse is primarily descriptive rather than prescriptive; its philosophical emphasis lies in portraying nature as governed by interacting forces, a perspective often used in the text to frame stewardship and respect for environmental order.
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