Varaha Purana 22.27: Adhyaya 22, Shloka 27
Gaurī’s Rebirth, Umā’s Austerities, Rudra’s Test, and the Himalayan Wedding
Pūrva Bhāga · Narrative Dialogue (Devī–Himavān Saṃvāda)
एवमुक्त्वा तदा देवी पितरं प्रति भामिनी । कृताञ्जलिपुटा भूत्वा हिमवन्तमुवाच ह ॥ २२.२७ ॥
evam uktvā tadā devī pitaraṁ prati bhāminī | kṛtāñjalipuṭā bhūtvā himavantam uvāca ha || 22.27 ||
evamuktvA tadA devI pitaraM prati bhAminI | kRRitA~njalipuTA bhUtvA himavantamuvAcha ha || 22.27 ||
देवी ने यह कह के बाप की तरफ देखा। हाथ जोड़े और हिमवन से बोली।
Sandhi Notes
- kṛtāñjalipuṭā = kṛta-añjali-puṭā (compound)
Devī
Reverent, composed, intent on proper address to an elder/father-figure
Knowledge and boons are approached through humility (vinaya) and right relational conduct (dharma).
Before requesting guidance or narrating sacred history, perform respectful gestures (añjali), acknowledge elders/teachers, and speak with restraint.
One should address elders/parents with añjali and respectful speech, observing maryādā (etiquette) before speaking on sacred matters.
Proper reverence supports puṇya, auspicious outcomes, and receptivity to instruction; disrespect leads to demerit and obstruction of desired aims.
Varāha Purāṇa, Mathurā-māhātmya sections often begin with reverential framing before tīrtha descriptions (general structural parallel)
FAQs
It preserves a conventional Purāṇic narrative style in which personified landscapes (e.g., Himavān, the Himalaya) participate in dialogue, reflecting how geography is integrated into cultural memory and literary cosmography.
Himavān refers to the Himalaya (Himālaya range), frequently personified in Sanskrit literature as a paternal figure and as a major marker of North Indian sacred geography.
The verse foregrounds respectful address and humility (añjali gesture) in discourse, presenting reverence toward elders/guardians as a normative social-ethical posture within the narrative.
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