Varaha Purana 21.6: Adhyaya 21, Shloka 6
The Disruption of Dakṣa’s Sacrifice, the Hari-Hara Conflict, and the Establishment of Rudra’s Sacrificial Share
तपोऽर्थित्वं तपोहीनः स्रष्टुं शक्नोति न प्रजाः । एवं चिन्त्य जले मग्नस्ततो रुद्रः प्रतापवान् ॥ २१.७ ॥
tapo'rthitvaṃ tapohīnaḥ sraṣṭuṃ śaknoti na prajāḥ | evaṃ cintya jale magnas tato rudraḥ pratāpavān || 21.7 ||
తపస్సు లేనివాడు తపఫలాన్ని కోరినా ప్రజలను సృష్టించలేడు. ఇలా ఆలోచించిన ప్రతాపవంతుడైన రుద్రుడు జలంలో మునిగిపోయాడు.
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It reflects a common Purāṇic ethical-cosmological idea: disciplined austerity (tapas) is presented as a prerequisite for legitimate creative agency, a theme widespread in early Sanskrit narrative literature.
No explicit geographic place-name appears in this verse; the setting is described generically as 'water' (jala), a cosmological motif rather than a mapped terrestrial location.
The verse emphasizes that aspiration alone is insufficient; sustained discipline and self-cultivation (tapas) are portrayed as necessary conditions for responsible creation or generative action.
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