Varaha Purana 69.39: Adhyaya 69, Shloka 39
Agastya’s Vision of Varuṇa as Nārāyaṇa in Ilāvṛta
एवमुक्तस्तदा तेन निद्रामीलितलोचनः । पतितोऽहं धरापृष्ठे तत्क्षणात् पुनरुत्थितः ॥ ६९.३९ ॥
evam uktas tadā tena nidrā-mīlita-locanaḥ | patito 'haṃ dharā-pṛṣṭhe tat-kṣaṇāt punar utthitaḥ || 69.39 ||
ครั้นเขากล่าวดังนั้นในเวลานั้น ข้าพเจ้าผู้มีดวงตาปรือเพราะง่วงได้ล้มลงบนพื้นพิภพ และในชั่วขณะเดียวกันก็ลุกขึ้นอีกครั้ง
Varāha (default dialogue framework; speaker not explicit in the fragment)
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It preserves a compact narrative motif common in Purāṇic storytelling—sudden bodily collapse and immediate recovery—used to mark a transition in dialogue or the impact of a spoken address, reflecting the performative style of Sanskrit narrative literature.
No specific toponym is named in this verse; the phrase dharā-pṛṣṭha refers generally to the earth’s surface rather than a distinct pilgrimage site or region.
The verse primarily conveys a narrative action rather than an explicit ethical injunction; philosophically, it can be read as emphasizing immediacy of response and the embodied effects of speech within the dialogue framework.
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