Varaha Purana 31.4: Adhyaya 31, Shloka 4
The Manifestation of Viṣṇu’s Form for Cosmic Governance
the Vaiṣṇava Creation Narrative
एवं चिन्तयतस्तस्य सत्याभिध्यायिनो नृप । प्राक्सृष्टिजातं राजन् वै मूर्त्तिमत् तत्पुरो बभौ ॥ ३१.४ ॥
evaṃ cintayatas tasya satyābhidhyāyino nṛpa | prāksṛṣṭijātaṃ rājan vai mūrttimat tatpuro babhau || 31.4 ||
ഹേ രാജാവേ! സത്യസങ്കൽപ്പനായ അദ്ദേഹം ഇങ്ങനെ ചിന്തിച്ചുകൊണ്ടിരിക്കുമ്പോൾ, പ്രാക്സൃഷ്ടിയിൽ നിന്നു ജനിച്ച ഒരു മൂർത്തിമാന രൂപം അദ്ദേഹത്തിന്റെ മുമ്പിൽ പ്രത്യക്ഷപ്പെട്ടു।
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It exemplifies a common Purāṇic narrative technique: an efficacious thought or intention (abhidhyāya) precipitates a tangible manifestation, reflecting broader South Asian cosmological storytelling where mental resolve and cosmic order are closely linked.
No geographic location is explicitly named in this verse; the focus is on a cosmogonic manifestation appearing before the addressed figure.
The verse primarily conveys a philosophical principle rather than a direct ethic: disciplined reflection and truthful, effective resolve are portrayed as causally potent within the narrative world.
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