Varaha Purana 2.32: Adhyaya 2, Shloka 32
Cosmogony and the Ninefold Creation: Rudra’s Origin and the Prelude to the Sāvitrī–Veda Narrative
तदा सृष्ट्वाऽन्यसर्गं तु तदा दध्यौ प्रजापतिः । असाधकांस्तु तान् मत्वा मुख्यसर्गादिसंभवान् ॥ २.३१ ॥
tadā sṛṣṭvā ’nyasargaṃ tu tadā dadhyau prajāpatiḥ | asādhakāṃs tu tān matvā mukhyasargādisaṃbhavān || 2.31 ||
അപ്പോൾ മറ്റൊരു (ദ്വിതീയ) സൃഷ്ടി സൃഷ്ടിച്ച ശേഷം പ്രജാപതി വീണ്ടും ധ്യാനിച്ചു. മുഖ്യസൃഷ്ടി മുതലായ ആദിഘട്ടങ്ങളിൽ നിന്നുണ്ടായ അവരെ അസാധകരെന്നു കരുതി അദ്ദേഹം കൂടുതൽ ആലോചിച്ചു.
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It preserves a standard Purāṇic cosmogonic motif: creation proceeds in stages, and the creator (Prajāpati) evaluates earlier outcomes before initiating subsequent phases—useful for comparing sarga typologies across Purāṇas and Dharma-śāstra-influenced cosmologies.
No geographic location is named in this verse; it is focused on cosmological process (sarga) rather than sacred geography.
Rather than a direct moral command, the verse conveys a philosophical principle of reflective assessment: actions (including creative acts) are evaluated for their capacity to accomplish intended ends, prompting revision when outcomes are inadequate.
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