Varaha Purana 16.10: Adhyaya 16, Shloka 10
The Account of Saramā: Indra’s Restoration after Loss of Sovereignty
अब्रवीत्तत्र देवानां गुरुराङ्गिरसो मुनिः । गोमेधेन यजघ्वं वै प्रथमेण तदन्तरम् ॥ १६.१० ॥
abravīt tatra devānāṁ gurur āṅgiraso muniḥ | gomedhena yajaghvaṁ vai prathamena tadantaram || 16.10 ||
అక్కడ దేవతల గురువైన ఆంగిరస ముని ఇలా అన్నాడు—“నిశ్చయంగా గోమేధ యజ్ఞంతో యజించండి; ముందుగా అదే, ఆపై తదనంతర కర్మలు చేయండి.”
Varāha (default speaker framework; internal quotation attributes speech to Āṅgirasa)
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It preserves Purāṇic framing of Vedic-style ritual authority by naming Āṅgirasa as the gods’ preceptor and presenting an injunction-like line that echoes older sacrificial discourse.
No explicit geographic toponym appears in this verse; it is situationally marked only by “tatra” (“there”), requiring broader chapter context for localization.
The verse primarily conveys procedural instruction—performing a rite in a specified sequence—reflecting an emphasis on ordered practice (vidhi) rather than a direct moral maxim.
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