Varaha Purana 9.16: Adhyaya 9, Shloka 16
The Sequence of Creation, the Emergence of the Praṇava, and the Fish Incarnation’s Retrieval of the Vedas
य एवाग्निः स वै तेजो ब्राह्मं परमकारणम् । बाहुभ्यामप्यसौ तेजः क्षात्रं तेजः ससर्ज ह ॥ ९.१६ ॥
ya evāgniḥ sa vai tejo brāhmaṃ paramakāraṇam | bāhubhyām apy asau tejaḥ kṣātraṃ tejaḥ sasarja ha || 9.16 ||
Agni itulah sesungguhnya tejas—daya cahaya, potensi brahmanik, sebab tertinggi. Dari kedua lengan-Nya juga, tejas yang sama melahirkan kṣātra-tejas, yakni daya kewibawaan raja dan pahlawan.
Varāha (default speaker in the Varāha–Pṛthivī dialogue framework)
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It reflects a Purāṇic mode of explaining social functions (brāhma and kṣātra) through cosmological symbolism—linking authority and knowledge to a shared source (tejas/Agni) rather than presenting them as merely human institutions.
No specific geographic location is named in this verse; it is primarily cosmological and conceptual rather than topographical.
By tracing both brahmanical and royal powers to a single luminous principle (tejas), the verse frames authority and social roles as derivative and accountable—implying that power should align with an overarching causal order rather than personal dominance.
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