Varaha Purana 89.31: Adhyaya 89, Shloka 31
The Hierarchy of the Trimūrti and the Manifestation of the Goddess Trikalā
ततो ब्रह्मा ययौ तत्र यत्र सा कमलेक्षणा । तपश्चरति तां दृष्ट्वा वाक्यमेतदुवाच ह ॥
tato brahmā yayau tatra yatra sā kamalekṣaṇā | tapaścarati tāṁ dṛṣṭvā vākyam etad uvāca ha ||
ब्रह्मा वहाँ गया जहाँ वो कन्या तप कर रही थी। उसकी आँखें कमल जैसी थी। ब्रह्मा ने उसे देखा और उसे कुछ बात करनी थी।
Narrator (default dialogue-frame context: Varāha to Pṛthivī)
FAQs
It marks the shift from third-person narration to dialogic exchange, a common compositional strategy in Purāṇic chapters that organize teaching through encounters.
The verse refers to ‘that place’ (tatra… yatra) without naming it; the surrounding context connects it with Śvetaparvata.
It implicitly frames respectful engagement: even a cosmic creator approaches and addresses an ascetic practitioner rather than overriding her agency.
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