Varaha Purana 2.6: Adhyaya 2, Shloka 6
Cosmogony and the Ninefold Creation: Rudra’s Origin and the Prelude to the Sāvitrī–Veda Narrative
आदावहं व्योम महत् ततोऽणुं—रेकैव मत्तः प्रबभूव बुद्धिः । त्रिधा तु सा सत्त्व-रजस्-तमोभिः पृथक्पृथक्तत्त्व-रूपैरुपेता ॥ २.६ ॥
ādāv ahaṃ vyoma mahat tato ’ṇuṃ—rekaiva mattaḥ prababhūva buddhiḥ | tridhā tu sā sattva-rajas-tamobhiḥ pṛthakpṛthak-tattva-rūpair upetā || 2.6 ||
“Pada mulanya Aku menjadi vyoma, hamparan ruang yang luas; kemudian Mahat, Prinsip Agung; lalu aṇu, zarah halus. Daripada-Ku sahaja bangkit satu buddhi (akal budi). Namun buddhi itu tiga serangkai—dilengkapi sattva, rajas dan tamas—masing-masing mengambil rupa tattva yang berbeza.”
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It preserves a Purāṇic cosmogonic outline that aligns with classical Sāṃkhya vocabulary (mahat, buddhi, guṇas), illustrating how Purāṇas often integrate philosophical taxonomies into narrative teaching frameworks.
No geographic location is named in this verse; the focus is metaphysical cosmology (space, mahat, atom, buddhi, and the three guṇas).
Rather than a direct moral injunction, the verse offers a philosophical instruction: understanding the differentiated operation of sattva, rajas, and tamas within intellect (buddhi) as a basis for discerning the structure of experience and causation.
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