Varaha Purana 21.3: Adhyaya 21, Shloka 3
The Disruption of Dakṣa’s Sacrifice, the Hari–Hara Conflict, and the Establishment of Rudra’s Sacrificial Share
तस्य ब्रह्मा शुभां कन्यां भार्यार्थं मूर्त्तिसम्भवाम् । गौरी नाम्ना स्वयं देवी भारती तां ददौ पिता ॥ २१.४ ॥
tasya brahmā śubhāṃ kanyāṃ bhāryārthaṃ mūrttisambhavām | gaurī nāmnā svayaṃ devī bhāratī tāṃ dadau pitā || 21.4 ||
Bagi dirinya, Brahmā sebagai bapa mengurniakan seorang puteri yang suci—lahir daripada Mūrti—untuk dijadikan isteri. Dewi itu sendiri bernama Gaurī, dan diserahkan oleh ayahandanya, Bhāratī.
Varāha (default framework; explicit speaker not stated in the fragment)
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It exemplifies a common Purāṇic narrative technique: embedding social institutions (e.g., marriage alliances) within mythic genealogy, which helps scholars trace how dharma-oriented norms are narrated through divine or semi-divine lineages.
No geographic site is named in this verse; it is focused on lineage and marital arrangement rather than sacred geography.
The verse implicitly foregrounds social order through sanctioned marriage (bhāryārtha), presenting lineage continuity and familial responsibility as culturally valued principles in the narrative frame.
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