Hymn to Varāha and Pṛthivī’s Inquiry
Prelude to the Sanatkumāra Dialogue
वेदानां सामवेदोऽसि साङ्गोपाङ्गो महाव्रतः॥ गर्जनं वर्षणं चासि त्वं वेधा अनृतानृते
vedānāṃ sāmavedo 'si sāṅgopāṅgo mahāvrataḥ || garjanaṃ varṣaṇaṃ cāsi tvaṃ vedhā anṛtānṛte
వేదములలో నీవే సామవేదము, అంగోపాంగములతో మహావ్రతస్వరూపము. నీవే గర్జనము, నీవే వర్షణము; నీవే విధాత—సత్యమూ అసత్యమూ (నియమించువాడు).
Pṛthivī (default dialogue framework; address to Varāha/Viṣṇu)
It demonstrates Purāṇic appropriation of Vedic authority (naming Sāmaveda) while also linking sacred sound and natural cycles (rain), important for understanding cultural conceptions of ecology and ritual efficacy.
No geographic location is specified; the verse addresses textual tradition (Veda) and natural phenomena (rain).
No explicit injunction is stated; however, invoking rain as a cosmic function underscores the cultural value placed on sustaining life systems, indirectly supporting stewardship themes.
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