Varaha Purana 25.31: Adhyaya 25, Shloka 31
The Birth of Ahaṅkāra as Guha/Skanda and His Appointment as Divine Commander
रुद्र उवाच । ददामि सेनानाथं वो देवा भवत विज्वराः । भविष्य्यमस्ति पौराणं योगादीनामचिन्तयन् ॥ २५.३१ ॥
rudra uvāca | dadāmi senānāthaṃ vo devā bhavata vijvarāḥ | bhaviṣyam asti paurāṇaṃ yogādīnām acintayan || 25.31 ||
रुद्र बोले, मैं तुम्हे सेना का नेता दे देता हूँ। देवतो, तुम चिंता मत करो। आगे चलके यह बात पुराण में लिखी जाएगी, जब लोग योग और इसके बारे में सोचेंगे।
Rudra
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It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative technique: divine speech authorizes protection (a military leader) while also gesturing toward the authority of future Purāṇic tradition and its preservation of cultural memory.
No geographic location is named in this verse fragment; the content is primarily narrative and doctrinal (leadership, relief from affliction, and reference to Purāṇic/yogic themes).
The verse emphasizes restoration and well-being (relief from affliction) through orderly leadership and disciplined contemplation (yoga and related practices) as stabilizing cultural-philosophical ideals.
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