Varaha Purana 70.7: Adhyaya 70, Shloka 7
Nārāyaṇa as the Sacrificial Principle, Analysis of the Three Guṇas, and the Account of Delusion-Doctrines
तान् सर्वानागतान् दृष्ट्वा देवानृषिमहोरगान् । सनत्कुमारो भगवाञाजगामाब्जसम्भवः ॥ ७०.७ ॥
tān sarvān āgatān dṛṣṭvā devān ṛṣi-mahoragān | sanatkumāro bhagavān ājagāmābja-sambhavaḥ || 70.7 ||
सब देवता, रिशि और बड़े नाग आ चुके थे। यह सब को देख के सनत्कुमार आगे आया। वो ब्रह्मा से पैदा हुए थे।
Varāha (default narrative framework; speaker not explicit in the fragment)
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It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative technique: assembling cosmically significant beings (devas, ṛṣis, nāgas) to mark a transition into a formal discourse or pivotal event, illustrating the text’s layered mythic-social universe.
No specific geographic location is named in this verse; it functions as a scene-setting description of an assembly rather than a site-specific (tīrtha) reference.
No direct ethical injunction is stated here; the verse primarily establishes respectful narrative protocol—recognizing authoritative figures and the convening of diverse cosmic communities before instruction or deliberation.
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