Varaha Purana 22.2: Adhyaya 22, Shloka 2
Gaurī’s Rebirth, Umā’s Austerities, Rudra’s Test, and the Himalayan Wedding
चिन्तयामास दक्षस्य अनेनापकृतं पुरा । यज्ञो विध्वंसितो यस्मात् तस्माच्चान्यां तनूमहम् ॥ २२.२ ॥
cintayāmāsa dakṣasya anenāpakṛtaṃ purā | yajño vidhvaṃsito yasmāt tasmāc cānyāṃ tanūm aham || 22.2 ||
அவன் சிந்தித்தான்—“இவனால் முன்பு தக்ஷருக்கு அபகாரம் செய்யப்பட்டது; அதனால் யாகம் அழிந்தது. ஆகவே நான் வேறொரு வடிவத்தை ஏற்கிறேன்.”
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It preserves a Purāṇic narrative motif linked to the Dakṣa-yajña cycle, illustrating how later Sanskrit compendia integrated ritual history, mythic causality, and moral discourse into a continuous textual tradition.
No geographic location is named in this verse; it focuses on a narrative recollection concerning Dakṣa’s sacrifice rather than sacred topography.
The verse frames ritual destruction as a consequence of prior wrongdoing (apakṛta), presenting a philosophical instruction about moral causality and accountability within social-ritual order.
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