Varaha Purana 187.17: Adhyaya 187, Shloka 17
Determination of the Origin and Procedure of the Ancestral Offering
Pitṛyajña/Śrāddha
वारयामि वरारोहे जानासि त्वं धरे शुभे ॥ कालेन तु तदा देवि कृत्वा वै वडवामुखम् ॥
vārayāmi varārohe jānāsi tvaṃ dhare śubhe || kālena tu tadā devi kṛtvā vai vaḍavāmukham ||
मैंने इस्से रोका, हे सुंदर देवी। तुम जानती हो, हे धरती। फिर सही टाइम पर, हे देवी, घोड़े के मुँह जैसा एक छेद बन गया।
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The vaḍavāmukha motif is part of a larger Indic cosmological repertoire describing oceanic fire and cyclical dissolution, showing how natural phenomena were mythically systematized.
No specific location is identified; vaḍavāmukha is cosmological (often associated with the ocean depths) rather than a single terrestrial site.
It implies regulation and timing in cosmic processes—restraint and orderly transformation rather than chaos.
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