Varaha Purana 21.1: Adhyaya 21, Shloka 1
The Disruption of Dakṣa’s Sacrifice, the Hari–Hara Conflict, and the Establishment of Rudra’s Sacrificial Share
महातपा उवाच । पूर्वं प्रजापतिर्देवः सिसृक्षुर्विविधाः प्रजाः । चिन्तयामास धर्मात्मा यदा ता नाध्यगच्छत ॥ २१.२ ॥
mahātapā uvāca | pūrvaṃ prajāpatiḥ devaḥ sisṛkṣur vividhāḥ prajāḥ | cintayāmāsa dharmātmā yadā tā nādhyagacchata || 21.2 ||
ມະຫາຕະປາ ກ່າວວ່າ: ໃນກ່ອນນັ້ນ ພຣະປະຊາປະຕິເທວະ ປາຖະນາຈະສ້າງສັດທັງຫຼາຍຫຼາກຫຼາຍ ແຕ່ເມື່ອບໍ່ສາມາດໃຫ້ເກີດຂຶ້ນໄດ້ ຜູ້ມີຈິດທຳນັ້ນຈຶ່ງຄິດພິຈາລະນາຢ່າງເລິກຊຶ້ງ।
Mahātapā
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It reflects a common Purāṇic cosmogonic pattern in which Prajāpati’s creative intention is followed by deliberation when creation does not immediately manifest, illustrating how later Sanskrit narrative texts frame creation as a process involving intention, effort, and reflection.
No geographic location is named in this verse; it functions as a cosmological preface rather than a sacred-geography notice.
The verse implicitly links dharma with responsible action: even a powerful progenitor is described as dharmātmā and as engaging in thoughtful reflection when an intended outcome is not achieved.
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