Varaha Purana 33.6: Adhyaya 33, Shloka 6
The Origin of Rudra, the Disruption of Dakṣa’s Sacrifice, and the Establishment of Paśupati
तस्यां तटायां तु सुराधिपे तु पैतामहं यज्ञवरं प्रकामम् । मग्नः पुरा यत्सलिले स रुद्रः उत्सृज्य विश्वं तु सुरान् सिसृक्षुः ॥ ३३.६ ॥
tasyāṃ taṭāyāṃ tu surādhipe tu paitāmahaṃ yajñavaraṃ prakāmam | magnaḥ purā yatsalile sa rudraḥ utsṛjya viśvaṃ tu surān sisṛkṣuḥ || 33.6 ||
ആ തടാകത്തിൽ, സുരാധിപന്റെ സന്നിധിയിൽ, പിതാമഹനായ (ബ്രഹ്മാവിന്റെ) ശ്രേഷ്ഠ യജ്ഞം സമൃദ്ധിയായി നടന്നു. അതിന്റെ ജലത്തിൽ പുരാതനകാലത്ത് രുദ്രൻ നിമഗ്നനായിരുന്നുവെന്ന് പറയുന്നു; വിശ്വത്തെ പ്രസരിപ്പിച്ച് ദേവന്മാരെ സൃഷ്ടിക്കുവാൻ ആഗ്രഹിച്ചു.
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It preserves a Purāṇic motif linking a specific water-body (taṭāka) with a remembered sacrificial setting and a cosmogonic episode, illustrating how tīrtha-geography is integrated with mythic history in Sanskrit textual traditions.
The verse refers to a taṭāka (reservoir/pond) but does not provide a unique toponym in this excerpt; therefore, a secure modern identification is not possible without adjacent verses that name the site.
The passage primarily functions as cultural-memory narration rather than direct moral injunction; implicitly, it emphasizes the cultural value of preserving and honoring water-bodies and ritual landscapes as heritage sites tied to collective cosmological narratives.
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