Varaha Purana 22.47: Adhyaya 22, Shloka 47
Gaurī’s Rebirth, Umā’s Austerities, Rudra’s Test, and the Himalayan Wedding
तस्मिन् विवाहे सलिलप्रवाहे चतुर्मुखो लोकपरः स्वसंस्थः । उवाच कन्यां भव पुत्रि लोके नारी प्रभर्त्ता तव चान्यपुंसाम् ॥ इत्येवमुक्त्वा स उमां सरुद्रां पितामहः स्वं पुरमाजगाम ॥ २२.४७ ॥
tasmin vivāhe salilapravāhe caturmukho lokaparaḥ svasaṁsthaḥ | uvāca kanyāṁ bhava putri loke nārī prabharttā tava cānyapuṁsām | ity evam uktvā sa umāṁ sa-rudrāṁ pitāmahaḥ svaṁ puram ājagāma || 22.47 ||
Dalam upacara perkahwinan itu, di tengah aliran air yang mengalir, Yang Bermuka Empat (Brahmā)—yang menumpukan kebajikan bagi dunia dan tetap pada kedudukannya—berkata kepada sang gadis: “Jadilah demikian, wahai puteriku di dunia: wanita ialah penunjuk jalan dan penyokong bagimu, dan juga bagi lelaki-lelaki yang lain.” Setelah berkata demikian, Pitāmaha (Brahmā) pun berangkat ke kotanya sendiri, meninggalkan Umā bersama Rudra.
Brahmā (Pitāmaha, Caturmukha)
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It reflects a Purāṇic narrative style where major cosmological figures (e.g., Brahmā, Rudra, Umā) are situated within social institutions like marriage, preserving cultural memory about idealized roles and counsel in mythic-historical storytelling.
No specific named tīrtha or geographic site is explicitly identified in this verse; the setting is described generally as being amid a “flow of waters” (salila-pravāha).
The verse presents a social-ethical counsel attributed to Brahmā, emphasizing the supportive/leading role of a woman within household and social life, framed as guidance offered during a marriage context.
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