Varaha Purana 17.69: Adhyaya 17, Shloka 69
King Prajāpāla’s Visit to Sage Mahātapā’s Hermitage and the Doctrinal Praise of Nārāyaṇa
शरीरमाया दुर्गैषा कारणान्ते भविष्यति । दश कन्या भविष्यन्ति काष्ठास्त्वेतास्तु वारुणाः ॥ १७.६९ ॥
śarīramāyā durgaiṣā kāraṇānte bhaviṣyati | daśa kanyā bhaviṣyanti kāṣṭhāstv etāstu vāruṇāḥ || 17.69 ||
Māyā jasmani ini, yang sukar difahami, akan timbul pada penghujung proses sebab (kāraṇa). Sepuluh gadis akan terlahir; merekalah sesungguhnya kāṣṭhā, iaitu pembahagian masa, yang tergolong dalam ranah Varuṇa.
Varāha (default, per dialogue framework; explicit speaker not stated in the excerpt)
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It reflects Purāṇic methods of organizing cosmology through enumerations (e.g., ‘ten’ forms) and connects metaphysical concepts (māyā) with technical time-reckoning terms (kāṣṭhā), illustrating how early Sanskrit traditions integrated philosophy with calendrical/temporal science.
No geographic location is named in this verse; the reference is conceptual (Varuṇa as a cosmic/elemental association rather than a place-name).
The verse primarily offers a philosophical instruction rather than a moral directive: it frames embodied experience (śarīramāyā) as difficult to discern and situates it within a broader causal and cosmic order, encouraging reflective discernment about causality and time.
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