Varaha Purana 73.40: Adhyaya 73, Shloka 40
Rudra’s Hymn: Vision of Nārāyaṇa, the Emergence of the Ādityas, and the Mutual Boon of Hari and Hara
रुद्र उवाच । ब्रह्मणाऽहं नियुक्तस्तु प्रजाः सृज इति प्रभो । तत्र ज्ञानं प्रयच्छस्व त्रिविधं भूतभावनम् ॥ ७३.४० ॥
rudra uvāca | brahmaṇā’haṃ niyuktas tu prajāḥ sṛja iti prabho | tatra jñānaṃ prayacchasva trividhaṃ bhūta-bhāvanam || 73.40 ||
రుద్రుడు పలికెను—హే ప్రభూ! ‘ప్రజలను సృష్టించు’ అని బ్రహ్మ నన్ను నియమించాడు. కావున భూతభావనమైన త్రివిధ జ్ఞానాన్ని నాకు ప్రసాదించుము.
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It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative structure in which cosmic functions (such as creation) are delegated among divine agents, framing creation as an ordered, knowledge-guided process rather than a purely spontaneous event.
No geographic location is specified in this verse; the content is cosmological and dialogical rather than topographical.
The verse emphasizes responsibility in action: creation (or any entrusted task) should be undertaken with appropriate knowledge, suggesting an ethic of informed stewardship and competence.
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