Varaha Purana 29.9: Adhyaya 29, Shloka 9
The Birth and Marriages of the Direction-Goddesses and the Daśamī Observance
भर्तॄंश्च वः प्रयच्छामि सृष्ट्वा रूपस्विनोऽनघाः । यथेष्टं गम्यतां देशो यस्या यो रोचतेऽधुना ॥ २९.९ ॥
bhartṝṁś ca vaḥ prayacchāmi sṛṣṭvā rūpasvino ’naghāḥ | yatheṣṭaṁ gamyatāṁ deśo yasyā yo rocate ’dhunā || 29.9 ||
A ja dam wam mężów, stworzywszy ich o pięknej postaci i bez skazy. Niech teraz każda wędruje, jak pragnie, do tej krainy, która jej teraz odpowiada."
Varāha
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It reflects a Purāṇic narrative convention where social institutions (marriage, settlement, and movement across regions) are framed through mythic speech, offering a window into idealized cultural norms rather than a legal prescription.
No specific toponym is named; the verse uses the general term deśa (“region/land”), indicating mobility or settlement according to preference rather than pointing to an identifiable historical site.
The key philosophical instruction emphasizes orderly social provision (bestowal of suitable partners) while also acknowledging individual preference—“go to the land that pleases you”—as a principle guiding personal disposition within the narrative.
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