Varaha Purana 113.30: Adhyaya 113, Shloka 30
Hymn to Varāha and Pṛthivī’s Inquiry
Prelude to the Sanatkumāra Dialogue
मुहूर्तं ध्यानमास्थाय पृथिवीं तामुवाच ह ।। नाहं तारयितुं शक्तो विषमस्थां वसुन्धरे
muhūrtaṃ dhyānam āsthāya pṛthivīṃ tām uvāca ha || nāhaṃ tārayituṃ śakto viṣamasthāṃ vasundhare
क्षणभर ध्यान करून तो त्या पृथ्वीला म्हणाला—“हे वसुंधरे, या विषम अवस्थेत तुला तारण्यास मी समर्थ नाही.”
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FAQs
It reflects a Purāṇic narrative pattern where cosmic or terrestrial distress is framed through dialogue, emphasizing mediation, hierarchy of agency, and recourse to a higher protector within the text’s mythic historiography.
No specific geographic site is named here; the referent is the Earth (Pṛthivī/Vasundharā) as a cosmic entity rather than a local toponym.
The passage foregrounds humility and appropriate delegation of responsibility—recognizing limits and directing the afflicted toward a capable protector rather than asserting inadequate authority.
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