Varaha Purana 53.10: Adhyaya 53, Shloka 10
The Origin Account of Saptamūrti Svara and the Emergence of Saṃbhūti through Vibhūti
नित्यानित्यस्वरूपाणि दृष्ट्वा पूर्वं चतुर्मुखः । चिन्तयामास जनकं कथं पश्याम्यहं नृप ॥ ५३.१० ॥
nityānityasvarūpāṇi dṛṣṭvā pūrvaṃ caturmukhaḥ | cintayāmāsa janakaṃ kathaṃ paśyāmy ahaṃ nṛpa || 53.10 ||
నిత్యమూ అనిత్యమూ అయిన స్వరూపాలను ముందుగా దర్శించిన చతుర్ముఖ బ్రహ్మ ఆలోచించాడు— “హే నృపా! నేను జనకుని ఎలా దర్శించగలను?”
Varāha (default narrative framework; explicit speaker not indicated in the verse fragment)
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It reflects a common Purāṇic literary technique: embedding philosophical categories (eternal vs. impermanent) within narrative framing, here linked to Brahmā (caturmukha) as a reflective agent in the storyline.
No geographic location is named in this verse fragment; the content is primarily philosophical and narrative rather than topographical.
The verse foregrounds discernment between permanence and impermanence (nitya/anitya) as a reflective practice that informs subsequent action and inquiry within the narrative.
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