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 ||
যি জনে তোমাক প্ৰকৃতিৰ অতীত একমাত্ৰ তত্ত্বৰূপে যথাৰ্থভাৱে জানে, সি সৰ্বজ্ঞ আৰু আদিবোধক হয়। গুণসমূহে তোমাক বলপূৰ্বক ভেদ কৰিব নোৱাৰে; কিয়নো তুমি বিশালমূর্তি হয়েও অতিসূক্ষ্ম স্বৰূপ।
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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