Varaha Purana 10.74: Adhyaya 10, Shloka 74
The Threefold Division by the Guṇas, the Deities’ Attainment of Worship, and the Opening of the Durjaya Episode
तपस्यन्तं महाभागं नाम्ना गौरमुखं शुभम् । ऋषिवृन्दस्य गोप्तारं त्रातारं पापिनः स्वयम् ॥ १०.७५ ॥
tapasyantaṁ mahābhāgaṁ nāmnā gauramukhaṁ śubham | ṛṣivṛndasya goptāraṁ trātāraṁ pāpinaḥ svayam || 10.75 ||
Baginda melihat pertapa yang sedang bertapa, seorang yang amat berbahagia dan membawa keberkatan, bernama Gauramukha—pelindung kumpulan para ṛṣi, dan penyelamat bahkan bagi orang berdosa.
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The verse reflects a common Purāṇic literary motif: legitimizing ethical authority through tapas (austerity) and portraying certain ṛṣis as protectors of learned communities, which helped transmit norms and lineages in early Sanskrit cultural history.
No geographic site is explicitly named in this verse; it focuses on the figure Gauramukha and his role among sages.
The verse foregrounds protective responsibility (goptṛtva) and compassionate rescue (trāṇa), presenting moral guardianship as an outcome of disciplined practice (tapas).
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