Varaha Purana 19.3: Adhyaya 19, Shloka 3
The Glory of Lunar Days: The Pratipadā Observance and the Merit of Hearing Agni’s Origin
ब्रह्मोवाच । देवानामथ यक्षाणां गन्धर्वाणां च सत्तम । आदौ प्रतिपदा येन त्वमुत्पन्नोऽसि पावक ॥ १९.३ ॥
brahmovāca | devānām atha yakṣāṇāṁ gandharvāṇāṁ ca sattama | ādau pratipadā yena tvam utpanno ’si pāvaka || 19.3 ||
ब्रह्मा बोले, तुम देवता, यक्ष और गंधर्वो में सबसे बड़े हो। पहले मुझे बताओ, अग्नि, तुम्हारा जन्म कैसे हुआ।
Brahmā
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It reflects a common Purāṇic method of framing cosmological knowledge through dialogue, cataloguing divine classes (Devas, Yakṣas, Gandharvas) and asking for an origin-account (utpatti) of a key cosmic principle—Agni/Fire.
No geographic location is named in this verse; the focus is on cosmological origins and divine taxonomy rather than sacred geography.
Rather than a direct moral injunction, the verse models an epistemic discipline: inquiry into origins and causes as a way to structure knowledge about cosmic order.
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