Varaha Purana 73.2: Adhyaya 73, Shloka 2
Rudra’s Hymn: Vision of Nārāyaṇa, the Emergence of the Ādityas, and the Mutual Boon of Hari and Hara
ब्रह्मणाऽहं पुरा सृष्टः प्रोक्तश्च सृज वै प्रजाः । अविज्ञानसमर्थोऽहं निमग्नः सलिले द्विज ॥ ७३.२ ॥
brahmaṇā’haṁ purā sṛṣṭaḥ proktaś ca sṛja vai prajāḥ | avijñānasamartho’haṁ nimagnaḥ salile dvija || 73.2 ||
ब्रह्मणाऽहं पुरा सृष्टः प्रजाः सृज इति चोदितः। अविज्ञानसमर्थोऽहं सलिले निमग्नो द्विजोत्तम॥
Varāha
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It reflects a common Purāṇic cosmogonic motif: creation is initiated by Brahmā, yet the process includes obstacles (ignorance, immersion in primordial waters), situating the narrative within broader early Indian mythic-phonological accounts of origins.
No specific geographic site is named in this verse; it refers instead to the primordial cosmic waters (salila), a cosmological setting rather than a terrestrial location.
The verse foregrounds epistemic humility: effective action (such as creation or governance) requires knowledge; without it, one becomes metaphorically and narratively ‘submerged,’ emphasizing the value of discernment and learning.
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