Varaha Purana 89.28 — Adhyaya 89, Shloka 28
The Hierarchy of the Trimūrti and the Manifestation of the Goddess Trikalā
अथ कालेन महता प्रजाः स्रष्टुं प्रजापतिः । आरब्धवान् तदा तस्य ववृधे सृजतो बलम् ॥
atha kālena mahatā prajāḥ sraṣṭuṁ prajāpatiḥ | ārabdhavān tadā tasya vavṛdhe sṛjato balam ||
అనంతరం చాలా కాలం గడిచిన తరువాత ప్రజాపతి ప్రజలను సృష్టించుట ప్రారంభించాడు; సృష్టి చేస్తూ ఉండగా అతని బలం పెరిగింది।
Narrator (default dialogue-frame context: Varāha to Pṛthivī)
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Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"None"}
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Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false,"vrata_name":"None","tithi_month":"None","promised_fruit":"None"}
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Subject Matter: ["Cosmology"]
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: śānta
Type: cosmic/ontological setting
Related Themes: Transition from goddess-tapas episodes to sṛṣṭi (89.89.31–34)
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FAQs
It reflects the Purāṇic interest in staged creation: creation is portrayed as an iterative process unfolding over time, not a single instantaneous event.
No geographic location is named in this verse; it is a cosmological action statement.
The implied principle is perseverance: sustained effort over time leads to increased capacity (bala) for constructive work.
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