Varaha Purana 113.64: Adhyaya 113, Shloka 64
Hymn to Varāha and Pṛthivī’s Inquiry
Prelude to the Sanatkumāra Dialogue
वेदेषु चैव नष्टेषु मत्स्यो भूत्वा रसातलम् ॥ प्रविश्य तानथोत्कृष्य ब्रह्मणे दत्तवानसि ॥
vedeṣu caiva naṣṭeṣu matsyo bhūtvā rasātalam || praviśya tān athotkṛṣya brahmaṇe dattavān asi ||
వేదాలు నశించినప్పుడు మీరు మత్స్యరూపం ధరించి రసాతలంలో ప్రవేశించి, వాటిని వెలికి తీసి బ్రహ్మకు సమర్పించారు।
Varāha (default framework)
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It attests to the widespread Purāṇic motif of safeguarding textual knowledge (the Vedas) through avatāra narratives, relevant to intellectual history and mythic historiography.
Rasātala is identified as a netherworld region in Purāṇic cosmography rather than a terrestrial place.
The implied principle is the protection and restoration of foundational knowledge, framed through a mythic exemplar.
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