Varaha Purana 2.75: Adhyaya 2, Shloka 75
Cosmogony and the Ninefold Creation: Rudra’s Origin and the Prelude to the Sāvitrī-Veda Narrative
एतत्सर्वं समासेन कथितं ते द्विजोत्तम । गृहीणा वेदान् शास्त्राणि सर्वज्ञत्वं च नारद ॥ २.७४ ॥
etatsarvaṃ samāsena kathitaṃ te dvijottama | gṛhāṇa vedān śāstrāṇi sarvajñatvaṃ ca nārada || 2.74 ||
ಹೇ ದ್ವಿಜೋತ್ತಮ! ಇವೆಲ್ಲವನ್ನೂ ನಿನಗೆ ಸಂಕ್ಷೇಪವಾಗಿ ಹೇಳಿದೆ. ಹೇ ನಾರದ! ವೇದಗಳು, ಶಾಸ್ತ್ರಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ಸರ್ವಜ್ಞತ್ವವನ್ನೂ ಸ್ವೀಕರಿಸು.
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