Varaha Purana 206.29: Adhyaya 206, Shloka 29
Section on the Manifestation of the Fruits of Auspicious Deeds
ऋषयो रोमकूपेषु गोमये पद्मधारिणी ॥ रोम्णि वसन्ति विद्याश्च त्वक्केशेष्वयनद्वयम् ॥
ṛṣayo romakūpeṣu gomaye padmadhāriṇī || romṇi vasanti vidyāś ca tvak-keśeṣv ayana-dvayam
रिशि लोग उसके बालों के छोटेदार जगह में रहते हैं। उसके गोबर में पद्मधारिन माँ रहती है जो हाथ फूल लिए होती है। उसके बालों में ज्ञान होता है। उसकी त्वचा और बालों में सूरज की गति होती है।
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It exemplifies a Purāṇic encyclopedic style where social-religious symbols (the cow) are mapped onto cosmological and calendrical concepts, reflecting early Indian knowledge-systems and ritual ecology.
No specific geographic site is named in this verse; the imagery is cosmological and symbolic rather than topographical.
A philosophical instruction of reverent stewardship: the cow is portrayed as a locus of learning and cosmic order, encouraging protective and non-exploitative conduct.
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