Varaha Purana 122.79: Adhyaya 122, Shloka 79
The Greatness of Kokāmukha
Sacred Site Eulogy and Salvific Narrative
न च सक्तास्मि संहर्तुं मांसभारप्रपीडिता ॥ अशक्ता दूरगमने सविधे हि व्यवस्थिताः ॥
na ca saktāsmi saṁharttuṁ māṁsabhāraprapīḍitā || aśaktā dūragamane savidhe hi vyavasthitā ||
และข้าพเจ้าไม่อาจทำลายเขาได้ เพราะถูกกดทับด้วยภาระแห่งเนื้อหนัง ครั้นไปไกลมิได้ จึงคงอยู่ใกล้เคียงนั้น
Pṛthivī (default dialogue framework; female narrative voice in excerpt)
FAQs
It exemplifies Purāṇic narrative technique where embodied limitation and circumstance are used to frame later discussion of kṣetra-prabhāva (the efficacy attributed to a sacred locale).
No explicit place-name appears in this verse; the location is introduced later in the passage (see mention of Kokāmukha in subsequent verses).
The verse foregrounds human/creaturely constraint and sets up later ethical reflection on consequences and transformation rather than immediate retaliation.
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