Varaha Purana 10.1: Adhyaya 10, Shloka 1
The Threefold Division by the Guṇas, the Deities’ Attainment of Worship, and the Opening of the Durjaya Episode
श्रीवराह उवाच । एवं सृष्ट्वा जगत्सर्वं भगवान् लोकभावनः । विरराम ततः सृष्टिर्व्यवर्धत धरे तदा ॥ १०.१ ॥
śrīvarāha uvāca | evaṁ sṛṣṭvā jagatsarvaṁ bhagavān lokabhāvanaḥ | virarāma tataḥ sṛṣṭir vyavarddhata dhare tadā || 10.1 ||
శ్రీ వరాహుడు పలికెను—ఇలా సమస్త జగత్తును సృష్టించి, లోకాలను పోషించి నిలుపువాడు అయిన భగవంతుడు అప్పుడు విరమించాడు. ఆ తరువాత, ఓ ధరా, ఆ సమయంలో సృష్టి విస్తరించసాగింది.
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It reflects a common Purāṇic cosmological motif: creation is initiated by a supreme agent and then proceeds in an ordered expansion, aligning the Varāha Purāṇa with broader Sanskrit cosmography and narrative theology.
No specific geographic site is named in this verse; the address “dhare” refers to Earth as a personified interlocutor rather than a location.
The verse primarily conveys a philosophical principle rather than a direct ethic: cosmic order is portrayed as sustained and progressively unfolding after the initial creative act, framing the world as structured and intelligible.
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