Varaha Purana 20.3: Adhyaya 20, Shloka 3
The Birth of the Aśvins: Solar Lineage, Saṃjñā and Chāyā, and the Granting of a Hymn and Boons
तस्य पुत्रो महातेजाः कश्यपो नाम वै मुनिः । स्वयं प्रजापतिः श्रीमान् देवतानां पिता अभवत् ॥ २०.३ ॥
tasya putro mahātejāḥ kaśyapo nāma vai muniḥ | svayaṃ prajāpatiḥ śrīmān devatānāṃ pitā abhavat || 20.3 ||
അവന്റെ പുത്രൻ മഹാതേജസ്സുള്ള കശ്യപൻ എന്ന മുനിയായിരുന്നു. അദ്ദേഹം സ്വയം ശ്രിമാനായ പ്രജാപതിയായി ദേവന്മാരുടെ പിതാവായി കണക്കാക്കപ്പെട്ടു।
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It reflects a common Purāṇic strategy of organizing cosmology through genealogies, presenting Kaśyapa as a key progenitor figure (Prajāpati) used to structure the origins of divine and cosmic lineages.
No geographic location is specified in this verse; the focus is genealogical and cosmological rather than topographical.
No direct ethical injunction is stated; the verse primarily establishes lineage and authority through the designation of Kaśyapa as an illustrious progenitor.
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