Varaha Purana 33.5: Adhyaya 33, Shloka 5
The Origin of Rudra, the Disruption of Dakṣa’s Sacrifice, and the Establishment of Paśupati
इत्युक्तमात्रः सलिले ममज्जमग्ने ससर्जात्मभवाय दक्षः । कस्थे तदा देववरे वितेनुः सृष्टिं तु ते मानसाः ब्रह्मजाताः ॥ ३३.५ ॥
ity uktamātraḥ salile mamajja magne sasarjātmabhavāya dakṣaḥ | kasthe tadā devavare vitenuḥ sṛṣṭiṃ tu te mānasā brahmajātāḥ || 33.5 ||
इत्युक्तमात्रः सलिले ममज्ज मग्नः ससर्जात्मभवाय दक्षः । तदा देववरेण ते मानसाः ब्रह्मजाताः सृष्टिं वितेनुः ॥
Varāha (default, speaker not explicit in fragment)
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It reflects a standard Purāṇic cosmogonic motif in which creation proceeds through intermediary progenitors (e.g., Dakṣa) and mind-born lineages, illustrating how later Sanskrit compendia systematized earlier mythic genealogies into a structured account of sṛṣṭi (creation).
No specific toponym is identified in this verse; the setting is described generically as 'in the waters' (salile), a common cosmogonic locale rather than a mapped pilgrimage site.
The verse primarily conveys a philosophical-cosmological principle rather than a direct ethical injunction: creation is portrayed as an ordered, delegated process aligned with a higher directive (the 'excellent deity'), emphasizing cosmic order and continuity.
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