Varaha Purana · Chapter 29

mahātapā uvāca /
śrṛṇu rājannavahitaḥ prajāpāla kathāmimām /
yadā diśaḥ samutpannāḥ śrotrebhyaḥ pṛthivīpate

brahmaṇaḥ sṛjataḥ sṛṣṭimādisarge samutthite /
cintābhūnmahatī ko me prajāḥ sṛṣṭā dhariṣyati

evaṃ cintayatastasya avakāśaṃ prajāsviha /
prādurbabhūvuḥ śrotrebhyaḥ daśa kanyā mahāprabhāḥ

pūrvā ca dakṣiṇā caiva pratīcī cottarā tathā /
ūrdhvā'dharā ca ṣaṇmukhyāḥ kanyā hyāsaṃstadā nṛpa

anyāścatastrasteṣāṃ tu kanyāḥ paramaśobhanāḥ /
rūpasvinyo mahābhāgā gāmbhīryeṇa samanvitāḥ

tā ūcuḥ praṇayād devaṃ prajāpatimakalmaṣam /
avakāśaṃ tu no dehi devadeva prajāpate

yatra tiṣṭhāmahe sarvā bhartṛbhiḥ sahitāḥ sukham /
patayaśca mahābhāgā dehi no'vyaktasaṃbhava

brahmovāca /
brahmāṇḍametat suśroṇyaḥ śatakoṭipravistaram /
tasyānte svecchayā bhadrā uṣyatāṃ mā vilambata

bhartṝṃśca vaḥ prayacchāmi sṛṣṭvā rūpasvino'naghāḥ /
yatheṣṭaṃ gamyatāṃ deśo yasyā yo rocate'dhunā

evamuktāśca tāḥ sarvā yatheṣṭaṃ prayayustadā /
brahmāpi sasṛje tūrṇaṃ lokapālān mahābalān

sṛṣṭvā tu lokapālāṃstu tāḥ kanyāḥ punarāhvayat /
vivāhaṃ kārayāmāsa brahmā lokapitāmahaḥ

ekāmindrāya sa prādādagnaye'nyāṃ yamāya ca /
nirṛtāya ca devāya varuṇāya mahātmane

vāyave dhanadeśāya īśānāya ca suvrata /
ūrddhvāṃ svayamadhiṣṭhāya śeṣāyādho vyavasthitām

evaṃ dattvā punarbrahmā tithiṃ prādād diśāṃ punaḥ /
daśamīṃ bhartṛnāmnastu dadhyannaṃ bhojanaṃ prabhuḥ

tataḥ prabhṛti tā devyaḥ sendrādyāḥ parikīrtitāḥ /
daśamī ca tithistāsāmatīva dayitābhavat

tasyāṃ dadhyāśano yastu suvratī bhavate naraḥ /
tasya pāpakṣayaṃ tāstu kurvantyaharaharnṛpa

yaścaitacchṛṇuyājjanma diśāṃ niyatamānasaḥ /
sa pratiṣṭhāmavāpnoti brahmaloke na saṃśayaḥ

// iti śrīvarāhapurāṇe bhagavacchāstre ekonatriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ