Varaha Purana 4.27: Adhyaya 4, Shloka 27
On Nārāyaṇa’s Ten Avatāras and Eightfold Manifestations, and the Account of King Aśvaśirā
कपिलः पद्मनाभस्तु जैगीषव्यः प्रजापतिः । कमलस्थो बभौ ह्रस्वस्तस्य चाङ्के कुमारकः ॥ ४.२७ ॥
kapilaḥ padmanābhas tu jaigīṣavyaḥ prajāpatiḥ | kamalastho babhau hrasvas tasya cāṅke kumārakaḥ || 4.27 ||
कपिलः पद्मनाभश्च जैगीषव्यः प्रजापतिः कमलस्थो ह्रस्वो बभौ; तस्य चाङ्के कुमारकः अपि आसीत्।
Varāha (default, speaker not explicit in the excerpt)
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It reflects a typical Purāṇic cataloging style in which named sages and progenitor figures (e.g., Prajāpati) are listed within a cosmogonic or genealogical framework, useful for tracing intertextual links across Purāṇas and Dharma literature.
No specific geographic location is named in this verse; the content is primarily genealogical/cosmogonic rather than topographical.
No direct ethical injunction is stated here; the verse functions descriptively, situating named figures in a symbolic lotus-setting and mentioning a child on the lap, contributing to the narrative’s cosmological genealogy.
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