Varaha Purana 2.67: Adhyaya 2, Shloka 67
Cosmogony and the Ninefold Creation: Rudra’s Origin and the Prelude to the Sāvitrī-Veda Narrative
एवं दृष्ट्वा पुमांसोऽत्र त्रयः कन्याशरीरगाः । क्षणेन तत्र कन्यैका न तान् पश्यामि सुव्रते ॥ २.६६ ॥
evaṃ dṛṣṭvā pumāṃso ’tra trayaḥ kanyāśarīragāḥ | kṣaṇena tatra kanyaikā na tān paśyāmi suvrate || 2.66 ||
このように見て、ここでは三人の男が乙女たちの身体に入り（宿り）していると悟った。だが刹那のうちに、そこには一人の乙女だけが残った。善き誓いを立てる女よ、もはやその三人は見えない。
Varāha (default dialogue framework; speaker not explicit in fragment)
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It illustrates a common Purāṇic narrative technique—marvels such as transformation and sudden disappearance—used to advance plot and to frame philosophical or ethical instruction within memorable storytelling.
No specific geographic place-name is provided in this verse; it uses deictic terms like “atra” (here) and “tatra” (there) without naming a site.
The verse primarily reports an observation rather than issuing a direct ethical injunction; implicitly, it emphasizes the limits of perception and the instability of appearances within the narrative context.
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