Varaha Purana 71.23: Adhyaya 71, Shloka 23
Vision of the Trimūrti in Rudra, the Gautama Curse, the Manifestation of the Godāvarī, and the Niḥśvāsa-saṃhitā Account
एवमुक्त्वा पुनश्चोचुः सोपाधिगमनं प्रति । कृत्वा मायामयीं गां तु तच्छालौ ते व्यसर्जयन् ॥ ७१.२३ ॥
evam uktvā punaś cocuḥ sopādhigamanaṁ prati | kṛtvā māyāmayīṁ gāṁ tu tacchālau te vyasarjayan || 71.23 ||
फिर उन्होंने बहाना सोचा कि कैसे उसके पास जाएँ। उन्होंने माया से एक नकली गाया बनाई और उसकी गोठ में छोड़ दी।
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It illustrates a common Purāṇic narrative device—testing or manipulating a situation through māyā (artifice/illusion)—useful for studying plot mechanics and ethical framing in Sanskrit narrative literature.
No explicit geographic location is named in this verse; the setting detail is limited to a cowshed (śālā), a generic rural/pastoral space in Sanskrit narrative contexts.
Implicitly, it foregrounds the theme of deceptive approach (sopādhi-gamana) and the creation of an illusory object, inviting reflection on intention, manipulation, and the moral evaluation of means used to reach an end.
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