Varaha Purana 88.2: Adhyaya 88, Shloka 2
Account of the Extents of Śālmaladvīpa, Gomedadvīpa, and Puṣkaradvīpa
श्रीवराह उवाच । एवमुक्त्वा गतो रुद्रः क्षणाददृश्यमूर्तिमान् । ते च सर्वे गता देवा ऋषयश्च यथागतम् ॥ ८८.३ ॥
śrīvarāha uvāca | evam uktvā gato rudraḥ kṣaṇād adṛśyamūrtimān | te ca sarve gatā devā ṛṣayaś ca yathāgatam || 88.3 ||
श्री वराह ने कहा, इतना बोल के रुद्र चला गया। एक पल में वो गायब हो गया। सारे देवी-देवता भी चले गए। रिशि भी वापस अपने-अपने जगह चले गए।
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It functions as a conventional Purāṇic narrative transition: a divine/sage assembly disperses after a discourse, marking closure of one episode and preparing the text for the next unit of instruction or narration.
No specific geographic location is named in this verse; it focuses on the departure of Rudra, the gods, and the seers.
The verse does not present an explicit ethical injunction; its philosophical content is indirect, emphasizing the transient, episodic nature of divine appearances and the orderly conclusion of discourse.
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