Varaha Purana 187.22: Adhyaya 187, Shloka 22
Determination of the Origin and Procedure of the Ancestral Offering
Pitṛyajña/Śrāddha
Pūrva Bhāga · Cosmogony and Genealogies of Devas and Asuras
देवताश्चासुरा देवि जातास्ते ब्रह्मणस्तथा ॥ देवता ह्यसुराः सर्वे तपोवीर्यबलान्विताः
devatāś cāsurā devi jātās te brahmaṇas tathā || devatā hy asurāḥ sarve tapovīryabalānvitāḥ
devatAshchAsurA devi jAtAste brahmaNastathA || devatA hyasurAH sarve tapovIryabalAnvitAH
देवी, ब्रह्मा से देवता और असुर दोनों पैदा हुए। सब में ताकत थी, तप की शक्ति थी, और बल भी था।
Varāha
Curious; seeking cosmological clarification within the Varāha–Bhū dialogue frame
How did the opposing classes (devas and asuras) originate, and what common power-source underlies both?
Tapas (austerity) is a morally neutral potency shared by devas and asuras; ethical direction, not raw power, differentiates outcomes.
Cultivate tapas with discernment (viveka) and right intention; do not equate spiritual power with goodness.
Varāha Purāṇa, surrounding genealogy/cosmology passages in adhyāya 187 (deva–asura origins)
FAQs
It documents a Purāṇic tendency to present devas and asuras within a shared genealogical origin, useful for comparative myth studies and the evolution of dualistic categories in Sanskrit literature.
No location is specified; the verse is genealogical and cosmological.
It suggests that potency (strength and ascetic power) is not monopolized by a single group; moral evaluation is not reduced to mere lineage.
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