Varaha Purana 25.1: Adhyaya 25, Shloka 1
The Birth of Ahaṅkāra as Guha/Skanda and His Appointment as Divine Commander
प्रजापाल उवाच । अहंकारात् कथं जज्ञे कार्त्तिकेयो द्विजोत्तम । एतन्मे संशयं छिन्धि पृच्छतो वै महामुने ॥ २५.१ ॥
prajāpāla uvāca | ahaṃkārāt kathaṃ jajñe kārttikeyo dvijottama | etan me saṃśayaṃ chindhi pṛcchato vai mahāmune || 25.1 ||
ప్రజాపాలుడు అన్నాడు—హే ద్విజోత్తమా, అహంకారమునుండి కార్త్తికేయుడు ఎలా జన్మించాడు? హే మహామునీ, నేను అడుగుతున్న ఈ సందేహాన్ని తొలగించుము।
Prajāpāla
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It exemplifies a common Purāṇic pedagogical format: a named interlocutor poses a precise doctrinal question, prompting an explanatory narrative that integrates cosmology and philosophical categories such as ahaṃkāra.
No geographic location is named in this verse; the focus is conceptual (origin from ahaṃkāra) and dialogic (question posed to a sage).
The verse models an epistemic ethic: seeking clarification from a qualified teacher and requesting the removal of doubt through reasoned explanation rather than assertion.
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