Varaha Purana 30.2: Adhyaya 30, Shloka 2
The Origin of Dhanada (Kubera) from Vāyu and the Observance of the Ekādaśī Vow
आद्यं शरीरं यत् तस्मिन् वायुरन्तः स्थितोऽभवत् । प्रयोजनान्मूर्त्तिमत्त्वमादिष्टं क्षेत्रदेवता ॥ ३०.२ ॥
ādyaṁ śarīraṁ yat tasmin vāyur antaḥ sthito 'bhavat | prayojanān mūrttimattvam ādiṣṭaṁ kṣetradevatā || 30.2 ||
पहले शरीर में वायु अंदर आया। उसका काम सही चलाने के लिए उसको शरीर मिला। यह बात क्षेत्र की देवी ने बताई।
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It reflects a Purāṇic idiom in which sacred places (kṣetra) are conceptualized as having presiding agencies (kṣetra-devatā) and where embodiment is explained through functional cosmology (e.g., vāyu as an inner sustaining principle).
No specific toponym is named in this isolated verse; it refers generically to a kṣetra (sacred field/place) and its presiding deity.
An implicit philosophical instruction is that place and embodiment are treated as purposeful (prayojana-based) structures—supporting a cultural-heritage view in which sacred geography is approached with care and attentiveness rather than as inert space.
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