Varaha Purana 69.15: Adhyaya 69, Shloka 15
Agastya’s Vision of Varuṇa as Nārāyaṇa in Ilāvṛta
द्रोण्यां जले निमग्नोऽहमिति मत्वा नरेश्वर । उन्मग्नोऽहं ततो लोकमपूर्वं दृष्टवांस्ततः ॥ ६९.१५ ॥
droṇyāṃ jale nimagno ’ham iti matvā nareśvara | unmagno ’haṃ tato lokam apūrvaṃ dṛṣṭavāṃs tataḥ || 69.15 ||
ข้าแต่พระราชาแห่งมนุษย์ ครั้นคิดว่า “เราจมลงในน้ำแห่งรางแล้ว” ข้าพเจ้าจึงผุดขึ้นมา; แล้วได้ประจักษ์โลกอันไม่เคยมีมาก่อนนั้น
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It illustrates a common Purāṇic narrative device: a sudden transition from an ordinary setting to an extraordinary realm, reflecting how Purāṇas blend didactic instruction with visionary or liminal experiences.
No specific geographic site is named in this verse; it describes a shift from a water-filled vessel/trough (droṇī) to an ‘unprecedented world’ (apūrva loka), without a toponym.
The verse primarily conveys an epistemic theme—human perception can shift dramatically after emergence from danger or limitation—rather than a direct ethical injunction; it sets up reflective attention to what is revealed after transformation.
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