Varaha Purana 21.7: Adhyaya 21, Shloka 7
The Disruption of Dakṣa’s Sacrifice, the Hari–Hara Conflict, and the Establishment of Rudra’s Sacrificial Share
तस्मिन् निमग्ने देवेशे तां ब्रह्मा कन्यकां पुनः । अन्तःशरीरगां कृत्वा गौरीं परमशोभनाम् ॥ २१.८ ॥
tasmin nimagne deveśe tāṃ brahmā kanyakāṃ punaḥ | antaḥśarīragāṃ kṛtvā gaurīṃ paramaśobhanām || 21.8 ||
ദേവേശൻ ആ നിലയിൽ മുങ്ങിയപ്പോൾ, ബ്രഹ്മാവ് വീണ്ടും ആ കന്യയെ തന്റെ ശരീരത്തിനകത്ത് പ്രവേശിപ്പിച്ച് പരമശോഭനയായ ഗൗരിയായി ആക്കി.
Varāha (default narrative voice per dialogue framework; explicit speaker not given in excerpt)
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It reflects Purāṇic narrative techniques for describing divine manifestation and re-absorption, a common motif in early medieval Sanskrit textual traditions used to organize cosmological and genealogical themes.
No specific geographic location is named in this verse; it is primarily a mythic-cosmological narrative statement.
No direct prescriptive ethic is stated here; the verse functions as narrative description emphasizing transformation, embodiment, and the ordered unfolding of cosmic events.
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