Varaha Purana 89.14: Adhyaya 89, Shloka 14
The Hierarchy of the Trimūrti and the Manifestation of the Goddess Trikalā
अथ तां दृष्ट्वा कन्यां तु ब्रह्मविष्णुमहेश्वराः । ऊचुः का असि शुभे ब्रूहि किं वा कार्यं विपश्चितम् ॥
atha tāṁ dṛṣṭvā kanyāṁ tu brahmaviṣṇumaheśvarāḥ | ūcuḥ kā asi śubhe brūhi kiṁ vā kāryaṁ vipaścitām ||
ब्रह्मा, विष्णु और महेश्वर ने उस लड़की को देखा। उन्होंने पूछा, तुम कौन हो? तुम तो अच्छी लग रही हो। बताओ, क्या काम है तुम्हारा?
Brahmā–Viṣṇu–Maheśvara (collectively)
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It exemplifies Purāṇic narrative technique: major deities are framed in dialogue to introduce a personified cosmic principle, reflecting early medieval South Asian theological synthesis in literary form.
No specific geographic site is named in this verse; the focus is cosmological and dialogic rather than topographical.
The verse models inquiry and discernment—asking identity and purpose before action—presented as a philosophically prudent approach within narrative dialogue.
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