Varaha Purana 206.27: Adhyaya 206, Shloka 27
Section on the Manifestation of the Fruits of Auspicious Deeds
गौ दन्तेषु मरुतो देवा जिह्वायां तु सरस्वती ॥ खुरमध्ये तु गन्धर्वाः खुराग्रेषु तु पन्नगाः ॥
gau danteṣu maruto devā jihvāyāṃ tu sarasvatī || khuramadhye tu gandharvāḥ khurāgreṣu tu pannagāḥ ||
गाय के दाँतों में मरुत देवता रहते हैं। जीभ पर सरस्वती जी हैं। खुर के बीच में गंधर्व रहते हैं। और खुर के ऊपर साँप रहते हैं।
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It evidences a symbolic sacralization of cattle through mythic-anatomical mapping, relevant to the study of cultural attitudes toward domesticated animals in South Asian textual traditions.
No geographic location is named; the verse is symbolic-anatomical rather than topographical.
To treat the cow as culturally significant and ritually meaningful, implying careful stewardship within the ethical economy of the text.
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