Varaha Purana 2.58: Adhyaya 2, Shloka 58
Cosmogony and the Ninefold Creation: Rudra’s Origin and the Prelude to the Sāvitrī-Veda Narrative
प्रियव्रत उवाच । भगवन् किञ्चिदाश्चर्यमेतस्मिन् कृतसंज्ञिते । युगे दृष्टं श्रुतं वापि तन्मे कथय नारद ॥ २.५७ ॥
priyavrata uvāca | bhagavan kiñcid āścaryam etasmin kṛtasaṃjñite yuge dṛṣṭaṃ śrutaṃ vāpi tan me kathaya nārada || 2.57 ||
പ്രിയവ്രതൻ പറഞ്ഞു—ഭഗവൻ! കൃത (സത്യ) യുഗമെന്നറിയപ്പെടുന്ന ഈ കാലത്ത് എന്തെങ്കിലും അത്ഭുതം കണ്ടതോ കേട്ടതോ ഉണ്ടെങ്കിൽ, നാരദാ, അത് എനിക്ക് പറയുക।
Priyavrata
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It exemplifies a common Purāṇic narrative technique: a respectful inquiry that prompts an authoritative sage (here, Nārada) to recount exemplary events, anchoring teachings within the yuga-based chronology.
No specific geographic location is named in this verse; the reference is temporal (Kṛta Yuga) rather than spatial.
The verse models epistemic humility and disciplined inquiry—seeking reliable narration (“seen or heard”) from a recognized transmitter of tradition, rather than asserting conclusions without testimony.
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