Varaha Purana 22.38: Adhyaya 22, Shloka 38
Gaurī’s Rebirth, Umā’s Austerities, Rudra’s Test, and the Himalayan Wedding
देवो मा दुहिता मह्यं तां रुद्राय ददाम्यहम् । त्वया देव अनुज्ञातस्तत्करोमि प्रसाधि माम् ॥ २२.३८ ॥
devo mā duhitā mahyaṃ tāṃ rudrāya dadāmy aham | tvayā deva anujñātas tat karomi prasādhi mām || 22.38 ||
उसने कहा, 'देवी, यह मेरी बेटी है। मैं इसे रुद्र को दे देता हूँ। आपने मुझे इजाज़त दी है, तो मैं यह काम कर रहा हूँ। मुझे आशीर्वाद दीजिए।'
Varāha (default dialogue framework; explicit speaker not indicated in the fragment)
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It reflects Purāṇic-era narrative conventions around marriage-giving (kanyādāna) framed with an emphasis on permission/authorization (anujñā), illustrating how social-ritual acts are rhetorically anchored in sanctioned authority within the text’s storytelling.
No geographic location is named in this verse; it is primarily a speech-act about giving a daughter to Rudra with acknowledged permission.
The verse foregrounds acting with authorization/consent (anujñā) and seeking goodwill (prasāda), presenting a normative ideal that significant actions should be undertaken with acknowledged approval and with attention to relational harmony.
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