Varaha Purana 29.6: Adhyaya 29, Shloka 6
The Birth and Marriages of the Direction-Goddesses and the Daśamī Observance
ता ऊचुः प्रणयाद्देवं प्रजापतिमकल्मषम् । अवकाशं तु नो देहि देवदेव प्रजापते ॥ २९.६ ॥
tā ūcuḥ praṇayād devaṃ prajāpatim akalmaṣam | avakāśaṃ tu no dehi devadeva prajāpate || 29.6 ||
พวกนางกล่าวด้วยความเคารพรักต่อพระปรชาปติผู้ปราศจากมลทินว่า “ข้าแต่เทพเหนือเทพ ข้าแต่ปรชาปติ โปรดประทานที่ว่าง (สถานที่/โอกาส) แก่พวกข้าพเจ้า”
Pṛthivī (default dialogue framework: inquirers addressing Prajāpati)
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It illustrates a common Purāṇic narrative device: collective beings petitioning a cosmic administrator (Prajāpati), reflecting early South Asian ideas of ordered creation and governance through dialogue.
No geographic location is named in this verse; the focus is on a cosmological request for “avakāśa” (space/room).
The verse foregrounds respectful petition and restraint: needs are articulated through courteous address to an authority figure, emphasizing orderly negotiation rather than coercion.
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