Varaha Purana 2.8: Adhyaya 2, Shloka 8
Cosmogony and the Ninefold Creation: Rudra’s Origin and the Prelude to the Sāvitrī–Veda Narrative
तस्मात्तु तेभ्यः श्रवणादिहेतवस् ततोऽक्षमाला जगतो व्यवस्थिताः । भूतैर्गतैरेव च पिण्डमूर्तिर् मया भद्रे विहिता त्वात्मनैव ॥ २.८ ॥
tasmāttu tebhyaḥ śravaṇādihetavas tato 'kṣamālā jagato vyavasthitāḥ | bhūtair gataireva ca piṇḍamūrtir mayā bhadre vihitā tvātmanāiva || 2.8 ||
Oleh itu, daripada prinsip-prinsip itu timbul sebab-sebab bagi pendengaran dan indera-indera yang lain; daripadanya pula, himpunan alam semesta disusun dengan tertib. Dan bentuk jasmani yang tersusun—melalui unsur-unsur yang bergerak—telah Aku aturkan, wahai yang bertuah, juga dengan diri (ātman)mu sendiri.
Varāha (default dialogue framework: instructor addressing Pṛthivī)
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It reflects a Purāṇic synthesis of cosmology and embodied cognition, presenting a structured emergence of sense-faculties and elemental embodiment—features often aligned with classical Indian philosophical taxonomies in medieval Sanskrit compendia.
No specific geographic location is named in this verse; the content is primarily cosmological and anthropological (senses, elements, embodiment).
Rather than a direct moral injunction, the verse offers a philosophical instruction: the world-order and embodied form are portrayed as constituted through orderly causation (faculties and elements), encouraging a reflective understanding of interdependence and structured existence.
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