Varaha Purana 2.74: Adhyaya 2, Shloka 74
Cosmogony and the Ninefold Creation: Rudra’s Origin and the Prelude to the Sāvitrī–Veda Narrative
एते त्रयो महावेदाः ब्रह्मन् देवास्त्रयः स्मृताः । एते वर्णा अकाराद्याः सवनान्यत्र वै द्विज ॥ २.७३ ॥
ete trayo mahāvedā brahman devās trayaḥ smṛtāḥ | ete varṇā akā-rādyāḥ savanāny atra vai dvija || 2.73 ||
ब्रह्मन्, एते त्रयो महावेदाः तथा देवास्त्रयः स्मृताः। अत्र द्विज, अकाराद्याः वर्णाः सवनानि च एतानि॥
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It preserves a Purāṇic-style doctrinal enumeration linking Vedic authority (three Vedas), a triadic divine schema, and key ritual categories (savana), reflecting how later Sanskrit texts summarized Vedic learning for broader transmission.
No specific geographic site is named in this verse; the focus is classificatory (Vedas, deities, phonemes, and savana).
Rather than a direct moral injunction, the verse emphasizes disciplined knowledge—systematic categorization of authoritative texts, ritual practice, and linguistic units—as a foundation for learned discourse.
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