Varaha Purana 71.57: Adhyaya 71, Shloka 57
Vision of the Trimūrti in Rudra, the Gautama Curse, the Manifestation of the Godāvarī, and the Niḥśvāsa-saṃhitā Account
क्षयं निनीषता दैत्यानट्टहासो मया कृतः । यः पुरा तत्र ये मह्यं पतिता अश्रुबिन्दवः । असंख्यातास्तु ते रौद्रा भवितारो महीतले ॥ ७१.५७ ॥
kṣayaṃ ninīṣatā daityān aṭṭahāso mayā kṛtaḥ | yaḥ purā tatra ye mahyaṃ patitā aśrubindavaḥ | asaṅkhyātās tu te raudrā bhavitāro mahītale || 71.57 ||
जब मैं दैत्यों को खत्म करना चाहता था, मैंने एक ज़ोर का हंसना हंसा था। मेरे आँखों से आँसू गिर गए थे। वो आँसू धरती पर बहुत सारे कठोर लोग बन गए।
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It preserves a Purāṇic etiological motif—explaining later terrestrial phenomena (the arising of fierce beings) through a mythic causal chain linked to a divine actor—illustrating how Purāṇas integrate cosmology, narrative, and moral-political imagination.
No specific sacred site or identifiable geographic toponym is named in this verse; it refers generally to “mahītala” (the earth’s surface).
The verse foregrounds consequence-bearing action: even an act associated with victory (laughter during the intended destruction of adversaries) is portrayed as generating further outcomes in the world, emphasizing moral causality and the continuity between cosmic events and earthly conditions.
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