Varaha Purana 70.17: Adhyaya 70, Shloka 17
Nārāyaṇa as the Sacrificial Principle, Analysis of the Three Guṇas, and the Account of Delusion-Doctrines
रजस्तमोभ्यां युक्तोऽभूद् रजः सत्त्वाधिकं विभुः । ससर्ज नाभिकमले ब्रह्माणं कमलासनम् ॥ ७०.१७ ॥
rajastamobhyāṁ yukto 'bhūd rajaḥ sattvādhikaṁ vibhuḥ | sasarja nābhikamalē brahmāṇaṁ kamalāsanam || 70.17 ||
फिर उनमें रजो और तमो गुण आए। लेकिन रजो गुण ज़्यादा हो गया। अपने नाभि के कमल से उन्होंने ब्रह्मा को पैदा किया जो कमल पर बैठते हैं।
Varāha (default, speaker not explicit in excerpt)
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It preserves a widely attested Purāṇic cosmological motif—Brahmā arising on a lotus from the deity’s navel—useful for comparative study across Purāṇas and later iconography, while also reflecting the integration of Sāṃkhya-style guṇa vocabulary into Purāṇic narration.
No geographic location is named in this verse; the focus is cosmological (creation imagery centered on the nābhi-kamala, “navel-lotus”).
No direct ethical injunction is stated; the verse functions primarily as cosmological description, presenting creation as structured through guṇa-dynamics and divine agency.
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