Varaha Purana 71.6: Adhyaya 71, Shloka 6
Vision of the Trimūrti in Rudra, the Gautama Curse, the Manifestation of the Godāvarī, and the Niḥśvāsa-saṃhitā Account
रुद्र उवाच । यज्ञेऽस्मिन् यद्धुतं हव्यं मामुद्दिश्य महर्षयः । ते त्रयोऽपि वयं भागं गृहीणीमः कविसत्तमाः ॥ ७१.६ ॥
rudra uvāca | yajñe 'smin yaddhutaṃ havyaṃ mām uddiśya maharṣayaḥ | te trayo 'pi vayaṃ bhāgaṃ gṛhṇīmaḥ kavisattamāḥ || 71.6 ||
रुद्र ने कहा, अरे रिशियों, इस यज्ञ में जो भी सामग्री चढ़ाई गई है, वो मेरे लिए थी। तो हम तीनो, ब्रह्मा, विष्णु, महेश, उसमें हिस्सा लेते हैं। हम अलग नहीं हैं।
Rudra
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It reflects a Purāṇic articulation of ritual economy—how offerings (havya) are conceptually allocated among divine recipients—echoing broader South Asian sacrificial traditions while framing them through later narrative theology.
No specific geographic site is named in this verse; the focus is on the internal logic of yajña (sacrificial) offering and recipient designation.
The verse emphasizes clarity of intention in ritual action—offerings are made with a designated recipient (uddīśya), and the resulting ‘share’ is understood within an ordered framework rather than arbitrary appropriation.
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