Varaha Purana 25.35: Adhyaya 25, Shloka 35
The Birth of Ahaṅkāra as Guha/Skanda and His Appointment as Divine Commander
योऽसौ शरीरगो देवः अहंकार इति कीर्तितः । प्रयोजनवशाद् देवः सैव सेनापतिर्विभो ॥ २५.३५ ॥
yo'sau śarīrago devaḥ ahaṃkāreti kīrtitaḥ | prayojanavaśād devaḥ saiva senāpatir vibho || 25.35 ||
శరీరములో నివసించే ఆ దైవతత్త్వము ‘అహంకారము’ అని కీర్తింపబడుతుంది. తన కార్యప్రయోజనమువలన, ఓ విభో, అదే (ఇంద్రియముల) సేనాపతిగా ఉంటుంది।
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It reflects the integration of Sāṅkhya-style categories (especially ahaṃkāra) into Purāṇic discourse, showing how philosophical psychology was preserved and popularized in narrative-text traditions.
No geographic location is named in this verse; the content is conceptual, focusing on inner faculties rather than sacred geography.
Rather than a direct moral rule, the verse offers a philosophical instruction: understanding the ego-principle (ahaṃkāra) as a governing function within embodied life, which supports disciplined self-knowledge and analysis of agency.
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