Varaha Purana 18.8: Adhyaya 18, Shloka 8
The Origin of Fire and the Liturgical Names of Agni
तच्छब्दलक्षणं व्योम स च वायुः प्रतापवान् । तच्च तेजोऽम्भसा युक्तं श्लिष्टमन्योन्यतस्तदा ॥ १८.८ ॥
tacchabdalakṣaṇaṃ vyoma sa ca vāyuḥ pratāpavān | tacca tejo’mbhasā yuktaṃ śliṣṭam anyonyatas tadā || 18.8 ||
Wtedy przestrzeń (vyoman), charakteryzująca się dźwiękiem, powstała; oraz potężny wiatr również. Wtedy ogień, połączony z wodą, stał się wzajemnie z nią złączony w tym czasie.
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It reflects a Purāṇic model of cosmogony in which the classical elements are described through defining qualities (e.g., sound for space), a framework shared across several Sanskrit cosmological texts.
No specific geographic location is named in this verse; it is a cosmological description of elemental formation rather than a sacred-place narrative.
No direct ethical injunction is stated here; the verse primarily conveys a philosophical account of how elemental principles are understood to arise and combine.
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