Varaha Purana 75.45: Adhyaya 75, Shloka 45
Description of Jambūdvīpa: its regions, mountains, measurements, and cosmic structure
तन्निमित्तं समुत्पन्नं लोके पद्मं सनातनम् । कल्पशेषस्य तस्यादौ कालस्य गतिरीदृशी ॥ ७५.४५ ॥
tannimittaṃ samutpannaṃ loke padmaṃ sanātanam | kalpaśeṣasya tasyādau kālasya gatir īdṛśī || 75.45 ||
Daripada sebab itu, terbitlah di dunia teratai yang kekal (sanātana). Pada permulaan baki fasa kalpa itu, demikianlah perjalanan masa.
Varāha
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It reflects a standard Purāṇic cosmological idiom: creation is narrated through recurring cycles (kalpas), and time (kāla) is treated as a structured cosmic principle. The lotus motif is a widely attested symbol of primordial emergence in early Sanskrit cosmology.
No specific geographic location is named in this verse; the focus is cosmological (origins, kalpa-phases, and time).
The verse does not present a direct ethical injunction; its philosophical instruction is descriptive—emphasizing cyclical temporality (kāla-gati) and primordial emergence as a framework for understanding cosmic order.
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