Varaha Purana 22.1: Adhyaya 22, Shloka 1
Gaurī’s Rebirth, Umā’s Austerities, Rudra’s Test, and the Himalayan Wedding
महातपा उवाच । तस्मिन् निवसतस्तस्य रुद्रस्य परमेष्ठिनः । चुकोप गौरी देवस्य पितुर्वैरमनुस्मरन् ॥ २२.१ ॥
mahātapā uvāca | tasmin nivasatas tasya rudrasya parameṣṭhinaḥ | cukopa gaurī devasya pitur vairam anusmaran || 22.1 ||
महातपा उवाच—तस्मिन् निवसतः परमेष्ठिनो रुद्रस्य, देवस्य पितुर्वैरं अनुस्मरन् गौरी चुकोप।
Mahātapā
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It exemplifies Purāṇic narrative technique: a named speaker (Mahātapā) frames a mythic episode, preserving inter-sectarian lore (Śaiva–Śākta motifs) within a broader Purāṇic compilation.
No specific geographic toponym is given in this verse; the reference is deictic (“tasmin”—‘there’), requiring surrounding verses for location identification.
The verse highlights how recollection of past hostility (vairam anusmaran) can catalyze anger (cukopa), a common Purāṇic observation about the moral psychology of resentment.
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