Varaha Purana 187.13: Adhyaya 187, Shloka 13
Determination of the Origin and Procedure of the Ancestral Offering
Pitṛyajña/Śrāddha
क्रोधहेतोर्मया सृष्ट ईश्वरॊऽसुरनाशनः ॥ मम नाभ्यामभूत्पद्मं पद्मगर्भः पितामहः ॥
krodhahetor mayā sṛṣṭa īśvaro 'suranāśanaḥ || mama nābhyām abhūt padmaṃ padmagarbhaḥ pitāmahaḥ ||
मैंने गुस्से में एक शक्ति बनाई थी जो राक्षसों को खत्म करती है। फिर मेरे नावि से एक कमल निकला, और उसमें ब्रह्मा पैदा हुए जो सबसे बड़े पिताजी हैं।
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It preserves two widespread Purāṇic motifs: the navel-lotus origin of Brahmā and a functional differentiation of divine roles (creation/destruction) within a unified framework.
No geographic location is named; the imagery is cosmological and symbolic.
Rather than a prescriptive ethic, the verse conveys a philosophical mapping of cosmic functions (creation and destruction) to divine agency.
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