Varaha Purana 71.2: Adhyaya 71, Shloka 2
Vision of the Trimūrti in Rudra, the Gautama Curse, the Manifestation of the Godāvarī, and the Niḥśvāsa-saṃhitā Account
Pūrva Bhāga · Rudra–Brahmā Darśana (Theophany / Sacred Vision Narrative)
प्रणम्य शिरसा देवं यावत् पश्यामहे नृप । तावत् तस्यैव रुद्रस्य देहस्थं कमलासनम् ॥ ७१.२ ॥
praṇamya śirasā devaṃ yāvat paśyāmahe nṛpa | tāvat tasyaiva rudrasya dehasthaṃ kamalāsanam || 71.2 ||
praNamya shirasA devaM yAvat pashyAmahe nRRipa | tAvat tasyaiva rudrasya dehasthaM kamalAsanam || 71.2 ||
Wahai raja, setelah kami menundukkan kepala menyembah dewa itu, selama kami terus memandang-Nya, selama itu pula kami melihat Brahmā, Yang Bersemayam di atas teratai (Kamalāsana), berada di dalam tubuh Rudra sendiri.
Sandhi Notes
- तस्यैव → तस्य + एव
Varāha
What was revealed in the vision while bowing—specifically, how was Brahmā seen abiding within Rudra’s body?
Deity-forms can be mutually ‘contained’ as signs of dependence and coordinated cosmic functions, not absolute separateness.
In worship, move from external form to inner meaning—see divine functions as harmonized rather than rivalrous.
The theophany expresses ‘interpenetration’ and dependence among cosmic offices: Brahmā (creation) is shown as contained within Rudra (dissolution/transformative power), implying a higher integrative principle governing both.
Supports a Purāṇic reading of devatās as functional manifestations within a larger ontological unity; anticipates antaryāmin logic expanded in the next verse.
71.71.3
FAQs
It preserves a Purāṇic theophany motif in which divine figures are presented as internally connected, reflecting a common literary strategy for integrating multiple theological strands within Sanskrit narrative traditions.
No geographic location is named in this verse; the content centers on a visionary description (darśana) rather than sacred geography.
The verse foregrounds reverential conduct—bowing before a revered figure—and frames attentive seeing (darśana) as part of disciplined, respectful engagement with cultural-sacred narratives.
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