Varaha Purana 22.50: Adhyaya 22, Shloka 50
Gaurī’s Rebirth, Umā’s Austerities, Rudra’s Test, and the Himalayan Wedding
इतीरितेयं तव राजसत्तम प्रसूतिरॆषा न विदुर्यां सुरासुराः । स्वयम्भुदक्षादिराजः त्रिजन्मभिर्गौरीविवाहोऽपि मया सुकीर्तितः ॥ २२.५० ॥
itīriteyaṁ tava rājasattama prasūtir eṣā na vidur yāṁ surāsurāḥ | svayambhū-dakṣādirājaḥ trijanmabhir gaurī-vivāho 'pi mayā sukīrtitaḥ || 22.50 ||
राजा साहब, मैंने तुम्हें तुम्हारी पूरी कहानी सुना दी। यह बात देवता और असुर भी पूरी नहीं जानते। दक्ष राजा की बात, जो पहले-पहले पैदा हुए थे। और गौरी की शादी की बात, तीन जन्म में। मैंने सब क्लियर कर दिया।
Varāha
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It exemplifies a Purāṇic historiographical method: presenting cosmology through genealogies (prasūti/lineage), linking major figures (Svayambhū, Dakṣa, Gaurī) to establish narrative authority and continuity across cycles of birth.
No specific geographic site is named in this verse; the focus is on cosmogonic lineage and mythic biography rather than sacred geography.
The verse foregrounds epistemic humility and transmission of knowledge: even exalted beings may not fully know certain origins, while careful narration and preservation of lineage accounts is presented as culturally significant.
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