Varaha Purana 70.19: Adhyaya 70, Shloka 19
Nārāyaṇa as the Sacrificial Principle, Analysis of the Three Guṇas, and the Account of Delusion-Doctrines
ये सत्त्वराजसी सोऽपि ब्रह्मा कमलसम्भवः । यो ब्रह्मा सैव देवस्तु यो देवः स चतुर्मुखः । यद्रजस्तमसोपेतं सोऽहं नास्त्यत्र संशयः ॥ ७०.१९ ॥
ye sattvarajasī so 'pi brahmā kamalasaṁbhavaḥ | yo brahmā saiva devastu yo devaḥ sa caturmukhaḥ | yad rajas-tamasopetaṁ so 'haṁ nāsty atra saṁśayaḥ || 70.19 ||
जो सत्त्व और रजो गुण से बना है, वो ब्रह्मा हैं जो कमल से पैदा हुए। वो ब्रह्मा ही देवता हैं और चार मुख वाले हैं। और जो रजो और तमो गुण से बना है, वो मैं हूँ। इसमें कोई शक नहीं है।
Varāha (default speaker per dialogue framework; not explicitly marked in excerpt)
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It reflects a Purāṇic method of classifying cosmic functions and deities through the Sāṃkhya-derived guṇa framework, linking Brahmā’s identity to specific guṇa-combinations and presenting a taxonomic mapping common in medieval Sanskrit cosmological literature.
No geographic location is explicitly named in this verse; the content is primarily cosmological and guṇa-theoretical rather than topographical.
Rather than a direct moral injunction, the verse presents a philosophical instruction: understanding cosmic roles and identities through guṇa-composition (sattva, rajas, tamas), emphasizing analytical discernment in interpreting cosmological hierarchy.
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