Varaha Purana 33.3: Adhyaya 33, Shloka 3
The Origin of Rudra, the Disruption of Dakṣa’s Sacrifice, and the Establishment of Paśupati
तपस्यतोऽतः स्थिरकीर्तिः पुराणो रजस्तमोद्ध्वस्तगतिर्बभूव । वरो वरेण्यो वरदः प्रतापी कृष्णारुणः पुरुषः पिङ्गनेत्रः ॥ ३३.३ ॥
tapasyato ’taḥ sthirakīrtiḥ purāṇo rajastamoddhvastagatir babhūva | varo vareṇyo varadaḥ pratāpī kṛṣṇāruṇaḥ puruṣaḥ piṅganetraḥ || 33.3 ||
इसलिए जब वो तपस्या कर रहे थे, तब एक पुराना रिशि आगे बढ़के आया। वो उनको वो रास्ता दिखाया जहाँ अंधेरा और बुरी बातें नहीं रहती। वो एक वरदान जैसा था, सबसे बड़ा, जो माँगता है वो देता है। उनकी चमक बहुत तेज थी। रंग काला-लाल था और आँखें पीली चमक रही थीं।
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It reflects a common Purāṇic idiom where spiritual discipline (tapas) is associated with transcending or dispelling the guṇas rajas and tamas, a theme shared across classical Sanskrit theological and philosophical literature.
No geographic location is named in this verse fragment; the content is primarily descriptive and philosophical rather than topographical.
The verse foregrounds tapas (a disciplined practice) as a means of moving toward a state characterized by the dispelling of rajas and tamas—framed as an ethical-philosophical orientation toward clarity, steadiness, and inner refinement.
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