Varaha Purana 11.17: Adhyaya 11, Shloka 17
Hospitality at Gauramukha’s Hermitage and the Power of the Wish-Fulfilling Jewel
त्वत्तो वृक्षाः वीरुधश्च त्वत्तः सर्वा वनौषधिः । पशवः पक्षिणः सर्पास्त्वत्त एव जनार्दन ॥ ११.१७ ॥
tvatto vṛkṣā vīrudhaś ca tvattaḥ sarvā vanauṣadhīḥ | paśavaḥ pakṣiṇaḥ sarpās tvatta eva janārdana || 11.17 ||
จากพระองค์ ต้นไม้และเถาวัลย์ทั้งหลายย่อมเกิดขึ้น; จากพระองค์ สมุนไพรป่าทั้งปวงย่อมบังเกิด. โอ้พระชนารทนะ สัตว์ นก และงูทั้งหลายก็เกิดจากพระองค์เท่านั้น.
Pṛthivī (default dialogue framework; addressing Varāha/Janārdana)
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It reflects a common Purāṇic literary strategy of cataloging living categories (plants, animals, birds, reptiles) to express a cosmological unity in which biodiversity is traced to a single ultimate source, useful for understanding early Indian environmental and metaphysical thought.
No specific geographic site is named in this verse; it uses broad ecological categories (forest plants, animals, birds, serpents) rather than a particular place.
The verse conveys a philosophical principle of interconnected origin: living beings and plant life are presented as sharing a common source, a premise often used in Purāṇic contexts to support attitudes of restraint, care, and responsibility toward the natural world.
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