Varaha Purana 9.12: Adhyaya 9, Shloka 12
The Sequence of Creation, the Emergence of the Praṇava, and the Fish Incarnation’s Retrieval of the Vedas
अमूर्तसृष्टौ शास्त्राणि उदगायत् तदा दिशः । सुष्ट्वा पुनरमेयात्मा चिन्तयामास धारणम् ॥ ९.१२ ॥
amūrtasṛṣṭau śāstrāṇi udagāyat tadā diśaḥ | suṣṭvā punar ameyātmā cintayāmāsa dhāraṇam || 9.12 ||
जब भगवान ने बिना शरीर के दुनिया बनाई, तब शास्त्रों की आवाज़ गूँजी। उसके बाद दिशाओं से भी आवाज़ें आई। फिर उन्होंने फिर से दुनिया बनाई और सोचने लगे कि इसे कैसे ठीक रखें।
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It reflects a Purāṇic cosmogonic motif where śāstra (authoritative knowledge) is presented as co-emergent with creation, indicating the textual culture’s effort to anchor social and metaphysical order in a primordial narrative frame.
No specific toponym is named here; the reference is cosmographic (diśaḥ, the quarters/directions) rather than a particular heritage site.
The verse foregrounds dhāraṇā—sustaining/support—as a foundational principle following creation, which can be read as a philosophical instruction emphasizing stability, maintenance, and responsible upholding of order after origination.
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