Varaha Purana 73.24: Adhyaya 73, Shloka 24
Rudra’s Hymn: Vision of Nārāyaṇa, the Emergence of the Ādityas, and the Mutual Boon of Hari and Hara
एकं भवन्तं प्रकृतेः परस्ताद् यो वेत्त्यसौ सर्वविदादिबोध्धा । गुणा न तेषु प्रसभं विभेद्या विशालमूर्तिर्हि सुसूक्ष्मरूपः ॥ ७३.२४ ॥
ekaṁ bhavantaṁ prakṛteḥ parastād yo vetty asau sarvavidādiboddhā | guṇā na teṣu prasabhaṁ vibhedyā viśālamūrtir hi susūkṣmarūpaḥ || 73.24 ||
مَن عرفك حقًّا أنك الواحد المتعالي على البراكṛتي، صار عالِمًا بكل شيء وموقِظًا للفهم. ولا تستطيع الغونات أن تُميّزك أو تُقسّمك قسرًا؛ لأنك عظيم الهيئة، ومع ذلك فطبيعتك في غاية اللطافة.
Varāha (default, as speaker not explicit in excerpt)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true,"aspect_highlighted":"dialogue","earth_interaction":"None (verse is a doctrinal statement within the Varāha discourse, emphasizing transcendence beyond prakṛti and guṇas)."}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"instructor"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":false}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":true,"symbolic_interpretation":"The Lord is ‘one beyond prakṛti’: not a product of guṇas, hence indivisible by sattva/rajas/tamas. ‘Vast yet subtle’ expresses the paradox of immanence (mahattva/virāṭ) and transcendence (sūkṣmatva/antaryāmin).","yajna_varaha_imagery":"Implicit: the ‘one beyond prakṛti’ is the unseen sacrificer/support behind ritual nature-processes; no explicit body-part-to-ritual mapping is given.","vedantic_connection":"Clear Vedānta-Sāṅkhya interface: prakṛti and guṇas belong to the field (kṣetra), while the Supreme is beyond and sovereign; knowing this One yields sarvajñatva (knower of all) and bodha (awakening), echoing Upaniṣadic ‘yasmin vijñāte sarvam idaṃ vijñātaṃ’."}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"metaphysics/epistemology","core_concept":"Knowing the One beyond prakṛti makes one ‘sarvavid’ and an awakener; the guṇas cannot divide the Supreme, who is simultaneously vast and subtle.","practical_application":"Practice viveka: distinguish the guṇic mind-body from the transcendent Lord; reduce guṇa-driven reactivity (rajas/tamas) through sāttvika discipline and contemplation on the One."}
Subject Matter: ["Cosmology","Metaphysics","Philosophy"]
Primary Rasa: Śānta
Secondary Rasa: Jñāna
Type: philosophical/ontological
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa: preceding verses on saṃsāra-cakra and jñāna-śuddhi (73.73.23)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A teaching scene: Varāha/Nārāyaṇa as serene instructor radiating both vast cosmic form and subtle inner light; abstract guṇa-streams fail to ‘cut’ or divide him; a seeker receives awakening.","item_prompts":["teacher posture (upadeśa-mudrā)","subtle inner light at heart","cosmic expanse behind (stars/virāṭ)","three guṇa ribbons (sattva/rajas/tamas) unable to bind","a listener figure attentive"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: Varāha/Nārāyaṇa seated, upadeśa-mudrā; three colored guṇa bands stylized as decorative waves; cosmic mandala backdrop; listener at feet.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold-leaf cosmic halo with layered circles; embossed guṇa bands; deity calm and frontal; minimalistic didactic composition.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: classical teaching tableau with refined shading; subtle heart-glow; guṇa ribbons lightly painted; contemplative listener.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: intimate guru-disciple scene in a quiet grove with a cosmic sky motif; guṇa bands as flowing scarves; emphasis on subtlety and serenity."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"didactic, contemplative","suggested_raga":"Shankarabharanam","pace":"slow-medium","voice_tone":"clear, instructive, composed"}
FAQs
It reflects a Purāṇic synthesis of classical Indian metaphysics, using Sāṅkhya vocabulary (prakṛti, guṇa) to articulate a transcendent principle beyond material nature, a common strategy in later Sanskrit theological-philosophical literature.
No geographic location is named in this verse; the content is primarily metaphysical rather than topographical.
The verse emphasizes disciplined knowledge (jñāna) of the transcendent reality beyond Prakṛti; such understanding is presented as a foundation for clarity of discernment rather than an externally imposed rule.
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