Varaha Purana 144.7: Adhyaya 144, Shloka 7
The Māhātmya of Someśvara and Related Liṅgas: The Liberation-Field of Triveṇī and the Śālagrāma Sacred Landscape
तस्या गर्भे महाभागे भविष्यामि न संशयः ॥ वासुदेव इति ख्यातो देवानामरिमर्दनः ॥
tasyā garbhe mahābhāge bhaviṣyāmi na saṃśayaḥ || vāsudeva iti khyāto devānām arimardanaḥ ||
Dalam rahimnya yang mulia itu Aku pasti akan menjelma, tanpa sebarang keraguan. Aku akan masyhur sebagai Vāsudeva, penunduk musuh para dewa.
Varāha (default dialogue framework; first-person statement retained as in fragment)
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It exemplifies Purāṇic self-referential narration where a divine or authoritative voice announces an incarnation/identity, a common literary device for integrating theology with genealogy.
No location is specified in this verse; it is focused on identity and destiny within the lineage account.
The ethical emphasis is framed through the ideal of protecting cosmic order—symbolized by “subduer of enemies”—rather than a direct moral command.
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