Varaha Purana 2.34: Adhyaya 2, Shloka 34
Cosmogony and the Ninefold Creation: Rudra’s Origin and the Prelude to the Sāvitrī-Veda Narrative
ते च प्रकाशबहुलास्तमोद्रिक्ता रजोधिकाः । तस्मात् तु दुःखः बहुला भूयोभूयश्च कारिणः ॥ २.३३ ॥
te ca prakāśa-bahulās tamo-driktā rajo-dhikāḥ | tasmāt tu duḥkhaḥ bahulā bhūyo-bhūyaś ca kāriṇaḥ || 2.33 ||
அவை ஒளி மிகுந்தவையாக இருந்தாலும் தமஸுடன் கலந்தும் ரஜஸ் மேலோங்கியும் உள்ளன; ஆகையால் அவை மீண்டும் மீண்டும் மிகுந்த துயரத்தை உண்டாக்குகின்றன.
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It reflects the Purāṇic adoption of Sāṃkhya-style guṇa vocabulary (sattva/rajas/tamas) to explain experiential outcomes such as duḥkha, illustrating philosophical synthesis in early medieval Sanskrit literature.
No geographic location is named in this verse; it is a conceptual statement about guṇas and their effects.
The verse presents a diagnostic principle: when rajas predominates and tamas is mixed in, recurring suffering increases—implying that cultivating clarity (prakāśa/sattva) and reducing agitation (rajas) and obscuration (tamas) supports well-being.
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