Varaha Purana 7.28: Adhyaya 7, Shloka 28
The Sanctity of Gayā: Raibhya’s Encounter and Hymn to Viṣṇu
Gadādhara
श्रीवराह उवाच । एवमुक्त्वा महायोगी तत्रैवान्तरधीयत । रैभ्योऽपि च गदापाणेर्हरेः स्तोत्रमथाकरोत् ॥ ७.२८ ॥
śrīvarāha uvāca | evam uktvā mahāyogī tatraivāntaradhīyata | raibhyo 'pi ca gadāpāṇer hareḥ stotram athākarot || 7.28 ||
قال شري فاراها: لما قال ذلك، اختفى اليوغي العظيم في الموضع نفسه. ثم إنّ رايبهيا أيضًا ألّف ترنيمةَ تسبيحٍ لهاري، حاملِ الهراوة.
Varāha
FAQs
It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative technique: a speaker’s brief action (disappearance) transitions the scene into stotra-literature, indicating how hymns are embedded within epic–Purāṇic storytelling.
No specific place-name is given in this verse; “tatra eva” (“there itself”) is deictic and depends on the immediately preceding narrative context.
The verse foregrounds disciplined speech and action (the yogin’s departure after instruction) and the cultural practice of composing praise-poetry (stotra) as a valued literary and contemplative response.
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