Varaha Purana 32.25: Adhyaya 32, Shloka 25
Dharma as the Bull-Form: Soma’s Transgression and the Institution of the Thirteenth Lunar Day Observance
एवं स्तुतस्तदा देवैर्वृषरूपी प्रजापतिः । तुष्टः प्रसन्नमनसा शान्तचक्षुरपश्यत ॥ ३२.२६ ॥
evaṁ stutas tadā devair vṛṣarūpī prajāpatiḥ | tuṣṭaḥ prasannamanasā śāntacakṣur apaśyata || 32.26 ||
देवताओं ने उसे ऐसे प्रणाम किया। वो बैल का रूप लेकर आए थे। वो खुश हो गए और उनका मन शांत हो गया। उन्होंने शांति से देखा।
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It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative pattern in which divine praise (stuti) functions as a literary trigger for a deity’s favorable disposition, helping frame subsequent actions within the cosmological storyline.
No geographic location is named in this verse; it is focused on the narrative reaction of Prajāpati after being praised by the gods.
The verse foregrounds composure and clarity—being “pleased” yet “calm-eyed”—as an idealized disposition associated with wise governance or divine oversight.
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