Varaha Purana 2.50: Adhyaya 2, Shloka 50
Cosmogony and the Ninefold Creation: Rudra’s Origin and the Prelude to the Sāvitrī-Veda Narrative
अयमुद्देशतः प्रोक्तो रुद्रसर्गो मयाऽनघे । इदानीं युगमाहात्म्यं कथयामि समासतः ॥ २.४९ ॥
ayam uddeśataḥ prokto rudrasargo mayā ’naghe | idānīṁ yugamāhātmyaṁ kathayāmi samāsataḥ || 2.49 ||
मैंने तुम्हे रुद्र कैसे बने यह थोड़ा बताया है। अब मैं तुम्हे युगों के बारे में बताता हूँ। युग का मतलब है ज़माना, कि हर ज़माने में क्या होता है।
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It signals a structural pivot typical of Purāṇic composition: after summarizing a cosmogonic segment (Rudra-sarga), the narrator introduces a new doctrinal-historical topic—yuga theory—central to Purāṇic historiography and models of time.
No geographic location is named in this verse; the focus is thematic (cosmogony and time cycles) rather than sacred geography.
No direct ethical injunction is stated here; the verse functions as a narrative transition, foregrounding the didactic intent to explain the yugas and their significance.
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