Varaha Purana 18.19: Adhyaya 18, Shloka 19
The Origin of Fire and the Liturgical Names of Agni
गृहं शरीरमित्युक्तं तत्पतिस्त्वं यतोऽधुना । अतो वै गार्हपत्यस्त्वं भव सर्वगतो विभो ॥ १८.१९ ॥
gṛhaṃ śarīram ity uktaṃ tat-patis tvaṃ yato 'dhunā | ato vai gārhapatyas tvaṃ bhava sarva-gato vibho || 18.19 ||
‘กายนี้เรียกว่าเรือน’ และบัดนี้ท่านเป็นเจ้าเรือนนั้น; เพราะฉะนั้น โอ้ผู้แผ่ไปทั่วผู้ทรงฤทธิ์ จงเป็นอัคนี ‘คารหปัตยะ’ เถิด
Varāha (default speaker based on primary dialogue framework; not explicit in excerpt)
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It preserves a Purāṇic reuse of Vedic household-ritual vocabulary (notably gārhapatya), framing embodied life through the cultural model of the householder and the domestic sacred fire.
No specific geographic location is named in this verse; it employs domestic/ritual imagery rather than sacred topography.
The verse presents a philosophical instruction to assume responsible ‘mastery’ over the embodied condition, expressed through the metaphor of maintaining the household (and by extension, disciplined stewardship of one’s life and duties).
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