Varaha Purana 75.46: Adhyaya 75, Shloka 46
Description of Jambūdvīpa: its regions, mountains, measurements, and cosmic structure
तस्मिन् पद्मे समुत्पन्नो देवदेवश्चतुर्मुखः । प्रजापतिपतिर्देव ईशानो जगतः प्रभुः ॥ ७५.४६ ॥
tasmin padme samutpanno devadevaś caturmukhaḥ | prajāpati-patir deva īśāno jagataḥ prabhuḥ || 75.46 ||
तस्मिन् पद्मे समुत्पन्नो देवदेवश्चतुर्मुखः । प्रजापतिपतिर्देव ईशानो जगतः प्रभुः ॥
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It reflects a widely attested Purāṇic cosmogonic motif—the lotus-birth of Brahmā—and articulates a hierarchical vocabulary of creation and governance (Prajāpatis and their lord) characteristic of early medieval Sanskrit theological literature.
No specific geographic site is named in this verse; the imagery is cosmological (the lotus as a cosmogonic locus) rather than topographical.
The verse is primarily descriptive rather than prescriptive; its philosophical emphasis is on cosmic order and delegated authority in creation (the Prajāpatis and their lord) rather than an explicit moral injunction.
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