Varaha Purana 2.62: Adhyaya 2, Shloka 62
Cosmogony and the Ninefold Creation: Rudra’s Origin and the Prelude to the Sāvitrī–Veda Narrative
एवमुक्ता मया सा हि मां दृष्ट्वाऽनिमिषेक्षणा । स्मृत्वा तूष्णीं स्थिता यावत् तावन्मे ज्ञानमुत्तमम् ॥ २.६१ ॥
evamuktā mayā sā hi māṃ dṛṣṭvā’nimiṣekṣaṇā | smṛtvā tūṣṇīṃ sthitā yāvat tāvan me jñānam uttamam || 2.61 ||
जब मैंने ऐसा कहा तो उसने मुझे देखा बिना पलके झपके। वो कुछ याद करने लगी और चुप हो गई। तब तक मैंने जो ज्ञान पाया था वो मेरे पास रहा।
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