Varaha Purana 2.70: Adhyaya 2, Shloka 70
Cosmogony and the Ninefold Creation: Rudra’s Origin and the Prelude to the Sāvitrī–Veda Narrative
एवमुक्ते तया राजन् विस्मयेन तपोधन । पृष्टा का एते पुरुषा एतत्कथय शोभने ॥ ६९ ॥
evam ukte tayā rājan vismayena tapodhana | pṛṣṭā kā ete puruṣā etat kathaya śobhane || 69 ||
അവൾ ഇങ്ങനെ പറഞ്ഞപ്പോൾ, ഹേ രാജൻ, തപസ്സിന്റെ ധനമായ തപോധന, അവൾ വിസ്മയത്തോടെ ചോദിച്ചു—“ഇവർ ആരായ പുരുഷന്മാർ? ഹേ ശോഭനേ, ഇത് പറയുക.”
Pṛthivī (default dialogue framework: the inquirer)
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It exemplifies a common Purāṇic narrative technique: advancing the plot through a formal inquiry that prompts the next explanatory section, preserving the text’s dialogic, didactic style.
No geographic location is named in this verse; it functions as a transition focused on identifying the figures (“ete puruṣāḥ”).
No direct ethical injunction is stated; the verse emphasizes epistemic humility and inquiry—seeking clarification before forming conclusions.
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