Varaha Purana 73.49: Adhyaya 73, Shloka 49
Rudra’s Hymn: Vision of Nārāyaṇa, the Emergence of the Ādityas, and the Mutual Boon of Hari and Hara
एवमुक्त्वा स्वकादंशात् सृष्ट्वादित्यं घनं तथा । नारायणः शब्दवच्च न विद्मः क्व लयं गतः ॥ ७३.४९ ॥
evam uktvā svakādaṁśāt sṛṣṭvā ādityaṁ ghanaṁ tathā | nārāyaṇaḥ śabdavac ca na vidmaḥ kva layaṁ gataḥ || 73.49 ||
ഇങ്ങനെ പറഞ്ഞ് നാരായണൻ തന്റെ സ്വാംശത്തിൽ നിന്ന് സൂര്യനെയും അതുപോലെ ഘനമേഘത്തെയും സൃഷ്ടിച്ചു; പിന്നെ ശബ്ദംപോലെ അദൃശ്യനായി—അവൻ എവിടെ ലയിച്ചുവെന്ന് ഞങ്ങൾ അറിയുന്നില്ല।
Varāha (default attribution based on primary dialogue framework)
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It reflects a Purāṇic narrative style where cosmic functions (sun, clouds) are framed as emanations from a supreme figure, illustrating early medieval Sanskrit cosmological imagination and theological-literary synthesis.
No specific geographic location is named in this verse; the imagery is cosmological rather than topographical.
The verse does not present a direct ethical injunction; its philosophical emphasis is on impermanence and subtlety—divine presence can be described as vanishing 'like sound,' highlighting transience and the limits of human knowledge.
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