Varaha Purana 21.7 — Adhyaya 21, Shloka 7
The Disruption of Dakṣa’s Sacrifice, the Hari–Hara Conflict, and the Establishment of Rudra’s Sacrificial Share
तस्मिन् निमग्ने देवेशे तां ब्रह्मा कन्यकां पुनः । अन्तःशरीरगां कृत्वा गौरीं परमशोभनाम् ॥ २१.८ ॥
tasmin nimagne deveśe tāṃ brahmā kanyakāṃ punaḥ | antaḥśarīragāṃ kṛtvā gaurīṃ paramaśobhanām || 21.8 ||
Khi Đấng Chủ Tể chư thiên đã chìm vào trạng thái ấy, Phạm Thiên lại khiến thiếu nữ kia đi vào trong thân Ngài, làm nàng thành Gaurī rực rỡ tối thượng.
Varāha (default narrative voice per dialogue framework; explicit speaker not given in excerpt)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"None"}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"None","key_question":"None"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"None"}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":false,"topic":"None","instruction_summary":"None","karmic_consequence":"None"}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false,"vrata_name":"None","tithi_month":"None","promised_fruit":"None"}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false,"symbolic_interpretation":"None","yajna_varaha_imagery":"None","vedantic_connection":"None"}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"mythic metaphysics of śakti and manifestation","core_concept":"Creative power can be withdrawn into the causal interior (within the body/mind of the creator) and re-issued in a refined form (Gaurī as ‘parama-śobhanā’).","practical_application":"In sādhanā, gather scattered energies inward (pratyāhāra/saṃhāra) before purposeful expression; refine intention before action."}
Subject Matter: ["Cosmology","Mythic Narrative","Divine Genealogy"]
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: śānta
Type: cosmic/creator’s realm
Related Themes: Nearby creation narrative: Rudra’s withdrawal followed by Brahmā’s reconfiguration of the maiden/śakti
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Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"wonder-filled, luminous","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"clear, slightly elevated, reverent"}
FAQs
It reflects Purāṇic narrative techniques for describing divine manifestation and re-absorption, a common motif in early medieval Sanskrit textual traditions used to organize cosmological and genealogical themes.
No specific geographic location is named in this verse; it is primarily a mythic-cosmological narrative statement.
No direct prescriptive ethic is stated here; the verse functions as narrative description emphasizing transformation, embodiment, and the ordered unfolding of cosmic events.
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