Varaha Purana 22.19: Adhyaya 22, Shloka 19
Gaurī’s Rebirth, Umā’s Austerities, Rudra’s Test, and the Himalayan Wedding
सा गत्वा त्वरितं भीरुर् गृहीत्वा पाणिना द्विजम् । चकर्षान्तर्-जलात् तावत् स्वयं भूतपतिर् हरः ॥ २२.१९ ॥
sā gatvā tvaritaṃ bhīrur gṛhītvā pāṇinā dvijam | cakarṣāntar-jalāt tāvat svayaṃ bhūtapatir haraḥ || 22.19 ||
นางด้วยความหวาดกลัวจึงรีบไป และจับพราหมณ์ผู้เป็นทวิชาด้วยมือ แล้วดึงขึ้นมาจากใต้น้ำ; ในขณะนั้นเอง หระ ผู้เป็นภูตปติ (เจ้าแห่งภูตะ) ก็อยู่ด้วยตนเอง (เพื่อเกื้อหนุน).
Varāha (default narrative frame; speaker not explicit in this single-verse excerpt)
FAQs
It illustrates a common Purāṇic narrative device: urgent rescue action framed with divine agency (here signaled by the epithet bhūtapati for Hara), reflecting how Purāṇas blend social identifiers (dvija) with mythic intervention.
No specific place-name is given in this verse; it only indicates a setting involving water (antar-jala, “within the water”).
The verse foregrounds protective action in a moment of danger—prompt assistance and physical rescue—presented as a culturally valued response within the narrative.
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